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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
TM 3c Edd Sutton USN
EM 3c Elmo Tarpley USN
CPhM Darrell Tate USN
F 1c Harley Thomas USN
F 2c Charles Unger USN
Sea 2c Eugene Vacek USN
SK 1c Edward Walchak USN
MM 1c Henry Wellington USN
Matt 3c James West USN
Ens Henry Wheeler USN
SC 3c James White USN
SOM 3c Lawrence Wickles USN
PhM 2c William Wilcox USN
Sea 1c Clyde Williams USN
CMM William Wilson USN
Lt(jg) Justin Wolff USN
MM 2c Robert Woods USN
MM 2c Edward Workman USN
AS Carl Wulfhorst USN
AS Harry Wyatt USN

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