Tin Can Sailor Article on USS Johnston DD-557 and Commander Ernest Evans

     I'm currently working on my end of the year synopsis of things that occurred for the project this past year, and frankly there's not much to tell - but, I will post one anyway. For now, I'd like to share a recent article in the Tin Can Sailor magazine I got in the mail this week. The article, "Spotlight on the Historic Fleet: The Search for USS Johnston DD-557, is authored by ADM Samuel J. Cox (ret.), the director of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Cox was on board RV Petrel when they first discovered a debris trail and portion of a ship believed to be the wreck of the Johnston back early in 2019. Further survey work done more recently by the team headed by Victor Vescovo confirmed the find and discovered more of the wreck due to his having equipment that could do deeper dives. Cox was also on board Johnston when the wreck of Strong was discovered, and he mentions our ship along with others found in this article. The Johnston has a unique history due to its captain, Commander Ernest Evans having been of native American heritage. There is an effort afoot to have a US destroyer named for him, and I wish them much success. He is worthy! 

Enjoy the article, and everyone have a very happy new year!

Tammi