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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| 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 & type | Wickes-classdestroyer |
| 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) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2steam turbines |
| Speed | 35knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) (design) |
| Range | 2,500nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (design) |
| Complement | 6 officers, 108 enlisted men |
| Armament |
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USSIngraham (DD-111) was aWickes-classdestroyer built for theUnited States Navy during World War I.
TheWickes class was an improved and faster version of the precedingCaldwell-class. Two different designs were prepared to the same specification that mainly differed in the turbines and boilers used. The ships built to theBethlehem Steel design, built in the Fore River and Union Iron Worksshipyards, mostly usedYarrow boilers that deteriorated badly during service and were mostly scrapped during the 1930s.[1] The ships displaced 1,202–1,208 long tons (1,221–1,227 t) atstandard load and 1,295–1,322 long tons (1,316–1,343 t) atdeep load. They had anoverall length of 314 feet 4 inches (95.8 m), abeam of 30 feet 11 inches (9.4 m) and adraught 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. TheWickes class was powered by twosteam turbines, each driving onepropeller shaft, using steam provided by fourwater-tube boilers. The turbines were designed to produce a total of 27,000shaft horsepower (20,000 kW) intended to reach a speed of 35knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). The ships carried 225 long tons (229 t) offuel oil which was intended gave them a range of 2,500nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).[3]
The ships were armed with four4-inch (102 mm) guns in single mounts and were fitted with two1-pounder guns for anti-aircraft defense. Their primary weapon, though, was their torpedobattery of a dozen21 inch (533 mm)torpedo tubes in four triple mounts. In many ships a shortage of 1-pounders caused them to be replaced by 3-inch (76 mm)anti-aircraft (AA) guns.[1] They also carried a pair ofdepth charge rails. A "Y-gun" depth charge thrower was added to many ships.[4]
Ingraham, named forDuncan Nathaniel Ingraham, was launched 4 July 1918 by theUnion Iron Works,San Francisco, California; sponsored by Mrs. Alfred S. Gann; and commissioned 15 May 1919.Ingraham departed 20 May for her shakedown cruise, transiting thePanama Canal and arrivingNewport, Rhode Island 6 June. After repairs inNew York, she sailed for aEuropean tour of duty. While visitingOstend,Belgium 22 September, she carried theKing andQueen of Belgium toCalais,France. The destroyer returned toSan Diego 8 January 1920 via New York and the Canal Zone to begin conversion to aminelayer.
ReclassifiedDM-9,Ingraham began minelaying exercises January 1921 along theCalifornia coast before departingMare Island 7 June. She arrived atPearl Harbor 18 June and engaged in operations there until she decommissioned at Pearl Harbor 29 June 1922. Her name was struck from theNavy List 1 December 1936 and she was sunk as target off Pearl Harbor on 23 July 1937.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.
