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Some ships are known for their successes. Others for surviving crippling damage. And yet others for being lucky.

...then there's the ships known for being *unlucky*. USS Frank E. Evans had the misfortune to be the second destroyer run down by HMAS Melbourne. Cut in half, though the stern section remained afloat. I suppose that some the luck that earned her the 'The Lucky Evans' nickname endured.

Nonetheless, this ship- a very successful one -is forever stained by that collision. It's what she'll be remembered for. Not her excellent service, but how it came to an end.

#navy #unitedstatesnavy #coldwar #ww2

Further Reading:
https://www.history.navy.mil/research...
https://www.ussfee.org/history/
https://www.historynet.com/uss-frank-...
https://navylog.navymemorial.org/fran...