USS Evans (DD-78)

USS Evans (DD-78)
History
United States
NameUSS Evans
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down28 December 1917
Launched30 October 1918
Commissioned11 November 1918
Decommissioned29 May 1922
Recommissioned1 April 1930
Decommissioned31 March 1937
Recommissioned30 September 1939
FateTransferred to United Kingdom 23 October 1940
United Kingdom
NameHMS Mansfield
Commissioned23 October 1940
Fate
Norway
NameHNoMS Mansfield
AcquiredDecember 1940
FateReturned to Royal Navy March 1942
General characteristics
Class and typeWickes-class destroyer
Displacement1,090 tons
Length315 ft 5 in (96.14 m)
Beam31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Draft9 ft (2.7 m)
Speed32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement100 officers and enlisted
Armament

The first USS Evans (DD–78) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Mansfield.