Vietnam, Three Sage Brothers Killed when Australian aircraft carrier Melbourne collided with the destroyer USS Frank E. Evans
Sage Brothers marker On the night of June 2, 1969, while on maneuvers in the South China Sea off the coast of Vietnam, the Australian aircraft carrier Melbourne was in collision with the destroyer USS Frank E. Evans. The impact cut the Evans in two, the bow section sinking almost immediately. Seventy-four American seamen were …