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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
Ens John Fassett USN
F 1c James Fletcher USN
F 3c Charles Fort USN
Sea 1c Huey Gafford USN
MM 1c Thomas Gentry USN
Sea 2c George Gillette USN
WT 1c Charles Grant USN
RM 3c Robert Grassa USN
FC 2c Arthut Greene USN
AS Louis Gymoty USN
F 1c Raymond Hagan USN
CSF Raymond Hall USN
F 2c Horace Hall USN
SM 2c William Hamlin USN
MM 1c Dhew Hammond USN
CWT John Harry USN
CDR William Haynsworth USN
CY Frederick Henze USN
F 1c Samuel Holladay USN
F 1c Charles Hopper USN

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