USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35)
USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35)
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| Namesake: | Samuel D. Ingham |
| Awarded: | 30 January 1934 |
| Builder: | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard |
| Laid down: | 1 May 1935 |
| Launched: | 3 June 1936 |
| Sponsored by: | Katherine Ingham Brush |
| Commissioned: | 12 September 1936 |
| Decommissioned: | 27 May 1988 |
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| Motto: | Never too old to serve |
| Status: | Museum ship |
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| Displacement: | 2,700 tons |
| Length: | 327 ft (100 m) |
| Beam: | 41 ft (12 m) |
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| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Range: | 8,270 nmi (15,320 km; 9,520 mi) |
| Complement: | 120 to 300 men (depending on time period) |
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| Aircraft carried: | originally 1 Grumman Duck seaplane, later removed |
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USCGC Ingham
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| Location | Key West, Florida |
| Coordinates | 24°33′08.1″N 81°48′27.7″W / 24.552250°N 81.807694°WCoordinates: 24°33′08.1″N 81°48′27.7″W / 24.552250°N 81.807694°W |
| Built | 1935 |
| Architect | US Coast Guard; Philadelphia Navy Yard |
| NRHP Reference # | 92001879 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 27 April 1992 |
| Designated NHL | 27 April 1992 |
USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35) is one of only two preserved Treasury-class United States Coast Guard Cutters. Originally Samuel D. Ingham, she was the fourth cutter to be named for Treasury Secretary Samuel D. Ingham. She was the most decorated vessel in the Coast Guard fleet and was the only cutter to ever be awarded two Presidential Unit Citations.
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, during one crossing, Ingham engaged and sank the enemy submarine U-626. After 1944, Ingham served as an amphibious flagship and she would later take part in three campaigns in the Pacific Theater. Ingham was the last active warship in the US fleet with a U-Boat kill.
Ingham earned two Presidential Unit Citations for her service in Operation SEA LORDS and Operation SWIFT RAIDER during the Vietnam War on a deployment from 3 August 1968 to 28 February 1969.
On completion of her deployment to Vietnam the Ingham returned to regular Coast Guard duties, serving until 1988, when she was decommissioned. At that time, Ingham was the second oldest commissioned U.S. warship afloat, second only to USS Constitution in Boston, Massachusetts.
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