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Ingraham

Ship Designation: 
DD-444
Date Lost: 
Saturday, August 22, 1942
Collision with Tanker Chemung
On trans-Atlantic convoy duty, while investigating a collision between U.S. destroyer Buck and a merchant vessel, Ingraham collided with tanker Chemung in heavy fog off the coast of Nova Scotia. Badly damaged in the collision, Ingraham sank almost immediately. Depth charges on her stern exploded. Only 11 men survived the collision. She was struck from the Navy Register 11 September 1942

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 204

Namesort descending Service Branch
F 1c Leonard Adams USN
F 1c Edward Adkins USN
Matt 3c James Allen USN
EM 1c Albert Ammerman USN
MM 2c Richard Austin USN
SM 1c William Barnes USN
CQM George Beck USN
TM 1c John Belton USN
MM 2c Howard Belvoir USN
Sea 2c Sidney Bernard USN
Sea 2c Paul Berthel USN
Sea 2c Walter Bethel USN
Sea 1c Clarence Bientema USN
F 3c George Biljo USN
Sea 2c Irving Bliss USN
F 3c Robert Bonagura USN
Sea 2c John Boner USN
Sea 2c Earl Bonjour USN
Sea 2c Elmer Boodry USN
Sea 2c Edmund Borkowski USN

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Prepared by CAPT R.O. Strange USN (Ret.)