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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
CMM Groce Lawrence USN
SC 1c Herbert Lecklider USN
Sea 1c Joseph Lis USN
EM 3c Delton Long USN
Sea 1c William Lorett USN
Ens Roy Lumpkin USN
Matt 1c Wilkie Magee USN
F 1c Robert Maier USN
Sea 2c William Mansfield USN
SC 2c Edwin Massengale USN
F 2c Elvin Matheny USN
GM 2c J. Mccage USN
SOM 3c William Mccleary USN
Sea 2c Andrew Mcquillan USN
RM 1c Samuel Miller USN
Sea 1c Herbert Monnett USN
Y 3c John Moore USN
CCS Robert Moorhead USN
SOM 3c William Morse USN
Sea 2c Hilmer Nelson USN

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