USS Ingraham (DD-111)
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Namesake | Duncan Nathaniel Ingraham |
Builder | Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California |
Laid down | 12 January 1918 |
Launched | 4 July 1918 |
Commissioned | 15 May 1919 |
Decommissioned | 29 June 1922 |
Reclassified | 17 July 1920, DM-9 |
Stricken | 1 December 1936 |
Fate | Sunk as target off Pearl Harbor 23 July 1937 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Wickes-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.8 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 11 in (9.42 m) |
Draught | 9 ft 10 in (3.0 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 steam turbines |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) (design) |
Range | 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (design) |
Complement | 6 officers, 108 enlisted men |
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USS Ingraham (DD-111) was a Wickes-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War I.
Description
The Wickes class was an improved and faster version of the preceding
deep load. They had an overall length of 314 feet 4 inches (95.8 m), a beam of 30 feet 11 inches (9.4 m) and a draught of 9 feet 10 inches (3.0 m). They had a crew of 6 officers and 108 enlisted men.[2]
Performance differed radically between the ships of the class, often due to poor workmanship. The Wickes class was powered by two
propeller shaft, using steam provided by four water-tube boilers. The turbines were designed to produce a total of 27,000 shaft horsepower (20,000 kW) intended to reach a speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). The ships carried 225 long tons (229 t) of fuel oil which was intended gave them a range of 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).[3]
The ships were armed with four
anti-aircraft (AA) guns.[1] They also carried a pair of depth charge rails. A "Y-gun" depth charge thrower was added to many ships.[4]
Construction and career
Ingraham, named for
Queen of Belgium to Calais, France. The destroyer returned to San Diego 8 January 1920 via New York and the Canal Zone to begin conversion to a minelayer
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Reclassified DM-9, Ingraham began minelaying exercises January 1921 along the California coast before departing Mare Island 7 June. She arrived at Pearl Harbor 18 June and engaged in operations there until she decommissioned at Pearl Harbor 29 June 1922. Her name was struck from the Navy List 1 December 1936 and she was sunk as target off Pearl Harbor on 23 July 1937.
Notes
References
- Friedman, Norman (1982). U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-733-X.
- Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- NavSource Naval History, USS INGRAHAM (DD-111 / DM-9)