The USS Evans (DE-1023) was a Dealey-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy, representing a significant class of early Cold War naval vessels. Launched on September 14, 1955, by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company in Seattle, Washington, she was commissioned on June 14, 1957. The ship was named in honor of Commander Ernest E. Evans, a Medal of Honor recipient, making her the third U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name but the first specifically dedicated to him. The USS Evans measured approximately 314 feet in length with a beam of about 38 feet, typical for Dealey-class ships designed for anti-submarine warfare and convoy escort duties. She was assigned to her home port in San Diego, California, and commenced her shakedown operations along the West Coast. Her operational history was marked by multiple deployments to the Western Pacific, including extensive tours in the Far East, where she visited Japan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Korea, and conducted training exercises with allied navies. Evans participated actively in Cold War patrols and military operations, notably during the Vietnam War. She operated off Vietnam’s coast in 1966 and 1967, including Yankee Station assignments, and engaged in anti-submarine exercises such as Operation Sea Dog in 1967, where she also deployed a Gyrodyne QH-50 DASH unmanned aerial vehicle for anti-submarine warfare. Her service included patrols in strategic areas like the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong. In September 1968, Evans was reassigned to the Naval Reserve Force in Seattle, Washington, as part of Reserve Destroyer Squadron 27. She was decommissioned on December 3, 1973, and subsequently sold for scrap in 1974. Throughout her service, USS Evans earned five Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals and seven Vietnam Service Medals, underscoring her active role in Cold War and Vietnam-era naval operations.

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