USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35)
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| Laid down: | 1 May 1935 |
| Launched: | 3 June 1936 |
| Commissioned: | 12 September 1936 |
| Decommissioned: | 27 May 1988 |
| Motto: | Semper Paratus ("Always Ready") |
| Fate: | Museum ship |
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| Displacement: | 2,700 tons |
| Length: | 327 ft (100 m) |
| Beam: | 41 ft (12 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers and 2 Westinghouse double reduction geared steam turbine engines; 6,200 hp (4.6 MW) |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Range: | 8,270 nmi. (15,000 km) |
| Complement: | 120 to 300 men (depending on time period) |
| Armament: | Depending on the time period, • 1 to 4 × 5" (127 mm)/38 guns, • 2 × 5" (127 mm)/51 gun, • 2 × 6 lb (2.7 kg) saluting guns, • varying numbers of .50 cal. (12.7 mm) machine guns |
| Aircraft carried: | originally 1 Grumman seaplane, later removed |
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| Location: | 40 Patriots Point Rd., Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1935 |
| Architect: | US Coast Guard; Philadelphia Navy Yard |
| Architectural style(s): | No Style Listed |
| Designated as NHL: | April 27, 1992[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | April 27, 1992[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 92001879 |
| Governing body: | Private |
USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35) , one of only two preserved Treasury-class cutters, probably the most successful large cutters built by the United States Coast Guard. Originally Samuel D. Ingham, she was the fourth cutter to be named for Treasury Secretary Samuel D. Ingham (1779–1860). She was the most decorated vessel in the Coast Guard fleet and was the only cutter to ever be awarded two Presidential Unit Citations.
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[edit] History 1934-1988
Ingham was built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard The Treasury Department awarded her contract on 30 January 1934. Her keel was laid on 1 May 1935 and she was launched on 3 June 1936 along with her sisters William J. Duane and Roger B. Taney. Ingham was christened by Ms. Katherine Ingham Brush on that date and the new cutter was formally commissioned on 12 September 1936.
Ingham served with distinction during World War II on convoy duty. Protecting ships ferrying vital supplies to Britain, Ingham battled stormy weather, German U-Boats, and enemy aircraft. On 15 December 1942,[3] during one crossing, Ingham engaged and sank the enemy submarine U-626. After 1944, Ingham served as an amphibious flagship.
Ingham patrolled the waters surrounding Korea during the 1950-1953 Korean War and earned a Presidential Unit Citation for her service during the 1959-1975 Vietnam War.
After the war the cutter returned to regular Coast Guard duties, serving until 1988, when she was decommissioned. At that time, Ingham "was the oldest commissioned U.S. warship afloat".[1]
[edit] Museum Ship and Memorial
Acquired by Patriot's Point in 1989, Ingham is displayed along with the aircraft carrier Yorktown, the destroyer Laffey, and the submarine Clamagore.
The Commandant of the Coast Guard has declared Ingham the National Memorial to Coast Guardsmen Killed in Action In World War II and Vietnam. These 912 casualties are identified on a memorial plaque on Ingham's quarterdeck.[4] USCGC Ingham was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1992.[1][5]
The SC DAH summary is here.[6]
This ship is mentioned in the song "Wolfpack" by Swedish powermetal band Sabaton.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c USCGC INGHAM. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Cressman, Robert (2000). "Chapter IV: 1942", The official chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781557501493. OCLC 41977179. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
- ^ HNSA Web Page: USS Ingham. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ Delgado, James P. (November 1, 1991), Maritime Heritage of the United States NHL Theme Study--Large Vessels Registration: Ingham / U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ingham (WPG-35)PDF (32 KB), National Park Service and Accompanying three photos, exterior, from 1944, 1953, and 1990PDF (32 KB)
- ^ U.S.S. Ingham, Charleston County (Patriot’s Point, Mount Pleasant vicinity). National Register Properties in South Carolina listing. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
- This article includes text from the public domain website of the Office of the Historian, United States Coast Guard. The entry can be found here.
[edit] External links
- Patriot's Point Maritime Museum
- U.S.S. Ingham, Charleston County (Patriot’s Point, Mount Pleasant vicinity), with 3 photos, at South Carolina Department of Archives and History
- uscg.mil: USCGC Ingham
- HNSA Web Page: USS Ingham
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