USS Evans (DD-78)
| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down: | 28 December 1917 |
| Launched: | 30 October 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 11 November 1918 |
| Decommissioned: | 29 May 1922 |
| Recommissioned: | 1 April 1930 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 March 1937 |
| Recommissioned: | 30 September 1939 |
| Fate: | Transferred to United Kingdom 23 October 1940 |
| Career (United Kingdom) | |
| Name: | HMS Mansfield |
| Commissioned: | 23 October 1940 |
| Decommissioned: | 22 June 1944 |
| Fate: | Broken up for scrap 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Wickes class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,090 tons |
| Length: | 315 ft 5 in (96.14 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft (2.74 m) |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Complement: | 100 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 x 4" (102 mm), 12 x 21" (533 mm) tt. |
The first USS Evans (DD–78) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Mansfield.
Read more about USS Evans (DD-78): As USS Evans, As HMS Mansfield and HNoMS Mansfield