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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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Wickes Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid 28 December 1917 - Launched 30 October 1918<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS EVANS Destroyer No. 78'''<br/>
Commissioned 11 November 1918<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS EVANS DD-78'''<br/>
Designated (DD) 17 July 1920<br/>
Placed in Reserve Status 6 October 1921<br/>
Decommissioned 29 May 1922<br/>
Recommissioned 1 April 1930 - Decommissioned 31 March 1937<br/> 
Recommissioned 30 September 1939 - Decommissioned 23 October 1940<br><br/> 
Struck from Navy Register 8 January 1941<br/><br/>
<li>'''HMS MANSFIELD G-76''' (British Naval Service)<br/>
Transferred to Great Britain 23 October 1940 ([[Famous Fifty| Famous Fifty]])<br/><br/>
<li>'''KNM MANSFIELD''' (Norwegian Naval Service)<br/>
Loaned to The Royal Norwegian Navy December 1940 - March 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''HMCS MANSFIELD''' (Canadian Naval Service)<br/>
Loaned to The Royal Canadian Navy April 1942<br/>
Decommissioned 22 June 1944<br/><br/>
Broken up for scrap 1945</ol></td>
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the 
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, 
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should 
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't 
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date 
range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS EVANS DD-78_Covers_Page_1 | USS Evans DD-78 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1935-40)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a 
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry 
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks 
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark 
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest 
known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an 
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN 
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>Post office established January 1 1919 - Disestablished May 9 1922</h4>

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<h4>Post office reestablished April 1 1930 - Disestablished January 22 1937</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>3 (BC-BBT)<br/><br/>"SAN DIEGO /<br/>CALIF"
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1935-06-14 
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Evans_DD78_19350614_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Evans_DD78_19350614_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_John_Coulthard_ | John Coulthard]] 
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Locy Type<br/>3 (A-TTB) 
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1936-04-16 
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[[Image:JonBurdett evans dd78 19360416r pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>3s<br/><br/>"BROOKLYN NY /<br/>NAVY YARD"
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1931-04-17 
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Note: Signed by NMC
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Locy Type<br/>LDPS 3 (A-TTB)<br/><br/>"LAST DAY IN /<br/>COMMISSION"
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1937-04-05 
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Evans_DD78_19370405_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Evans_DD78_19370405_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Last Day in Commission, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Walter_G_Crosby_ | Walter G. Crosby]]
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<h4>Post office reestablished November 24 1939 - Disestablished October 5 1940</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>FDC RECD<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-R1
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1939-09-30 
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Evans_DD78_19390930_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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First Day in Commission, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3r (A-BTT)<br/><br/>"KEY WEST /<br/>FLA"
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1939-12-13 
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Evans_DD78_19391213_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Evans_DD78_19391213_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day of Postal Service
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Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BTT)<br/><br/>"MIAMI /<br/>FLA"
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1940-01-07 
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Evans_DD78_19400107_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Evans_DD78_19400107_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Miami Air Maneuvers, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Erwin_H_Combs_ | Erwin H. Combs]]. From the Tom Kean collection.
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Locy Type<br/>LDPS 3r (A-BTT)<br/><br/>"PORTSMOUTH /<br/>VA"
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1940-10-05 
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[[Image:JonBurdett evans dd552 19401005r pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett evans dd552 19401005.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Last Day of Postal Service
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Rear Admiral Robley Dunglison Evans (August 18 1846 - January 3 1912)<br/>
Evans commanded the U.S. Navy's "Great White Fleet" on its world-wide cruise of 1907-1908. Born in Floyd County, Virginia, Evans was a member of the Naval Academy class of 1864. He was ordered to active duty in September 1863. In the attacks on Fort Fisher, North Carolina, he exhibited great gallantry under fire on January 15 1865. He led his landing party of Marines through heavy fire to charge the Confederate defenses. Evans continued to fight even after his fourth wound, drawing his pistol and threatened to kill any man who attempted to amputate his leg in surgery when he was evacuated. Evans held numerous important sea commands during the 1890s. In 1891 and 1892, commanding [[YORKTOWN PG 1|USS YORKTOWN PG-1]] on the Pacific Station, he won great acclaim for his firm and skillful handling of a tense situation with Chile, becoming known as "Fighting Bob" Evans. During the Spanish-American War he commanded the battleship [[IOWA IX 6|USS IOWA BB-4]] in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. Rear Admiral Evans commanded the Great White Fleet in its passage in 1907 and 1908 from the Atlantic through the Straits of Magellan to the Pacific, where he was relieved of command because of ill health

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