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Frank E. Evans

Ship Designation: 
DD-754
Date Lost: 
Tuesday, June 3, 1969
Collision with HMAS Melbourne
In the early morning hours of June 3, 1969, the Royal Australian Navy aircraft carrier, HMAS Melbourne, collided with the American destroyer USS Frank E. Evans. The ships were on manoeuvres in the South China Sea. The damage to the Melbourne was slight. The damage to the Evans was horrific. The forward third of the ship sank almost immediately - taking seventy-four young American sailors to a watery grave. Because of the heroic efforts of the Evans' crew, what remained of the good ship was saved. Men thrown into the water by the collision were rescued by member ships of the task force. The aft section of the Evans was taken to the Subic Bay naval base on Luzon in the Philippines.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 72

Namesort ascending Service Branch
SA Devere Grissom USN
STG3 Larry Gracely USN
SA Joe Gonzales USN
S Kenneth Glines USN
S Patrick Glennon USN
SA Donald Gearhart USN
STG3 Melvin Gardner USN
SD Francis Garcia USN
SA Henry Frye USN
SA Alan Flummer USN
SA William Fields USN
SA Stephen Fagan USN
GM3 Steven Espinosa USN
SA Raymond Earley USN
SA James Dykes USN
SA Leon Deal USN
ET James Davis USN
S Joe Craig USN
SA Patrick Corcoran USN
ET3 Larry Cool USN

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