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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
WT 1c Joe Nixon USN
CWT Charles Oniks USN
Sea 2c John Oppelt USN
CWT Thomas Palmer USN
AS Lewis Paul USN
SC 3c Ernest Pauley USN
AS Wendle Pederson USN
AS Dories Peebles USN
MM 2c Martin Peluch USN
AS Dewey Perry USN
Sea 1c Carl Pesto USN
OC 1c Edgar Ponder USN
F 1c Marvin Powers USN
Sea 2c Leslie Pringle USN
M 2c Laurie Ramsey USN
Sea 1c George Reisinger USN
B 2c Ike Renner USN
Sea 2c Raymond Richardson USN
Sea 2c Billie Ritchie USN
TM 1c Robert Rittmann USN

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