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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

Name Service Branchsort descending
WT 2c Alsen Lamberth USN
F 1c Hayden Carter USN
GM 3c Ulysses Dean USN
WT 1c Joe Nixon USN
M 2c Laurie Ramsey USN
Sea 1c Henry Spell USN
Sea 1c Clyde Williams USN
F 1c George Bridges USN
CSF Raymond Hall USN
SC 3c Ernest Pauley USN
F 1c Stewart Stanley USN
CQM George Beck USN
Sea 2c John Boner USN
F 3c Edison Brant USN
Sea 2c Henry Ciesielka USN
Sea 1c George Defrees USN
Ens John Fassett USN
SOM 3c Lawrence Wickles USN
RM 3c Robert Grassa USN
Sea 2c Walter Bethel USN

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