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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 ascending Service Branch
CWT Thomas Palmer USN
Sea 2c John Oppelt USN
CWT Charles Oniks USN
WT 1c Joe Nixon USN
Sea 2c Hilmer Nelson USN
SOM 3c William Morse USN
CCS Robert Moorhead USN
Y 3c John Moore USN
Sea 1c Herbert Monnett USN
RM 1c Samuel Miller USN
Sea 2c Andrew Mcquillan USN
SOM 3c William Mccleary USN
GM 2c J. Mccage USN
F 2c Elvin Matheny USN
SC 2c Edwin Massengale USN
Sea 2c William Mansfield USN
F 1c Robert Maier USN
Matt 1c Wilkie Magee USN
Ens Roy Lumpkin USN
Sea 1c William Lorett USN

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