David Caldicott Ingram DSC, OBE, RN
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| Ranks
Retired: 7 Jan 1955 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for David Caldicott Ingram, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Phoenix (N 96) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 29 Jul 1937 | 2 Apr 1940 |
| HMS Clyde (N 12) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 18 Apr 1940 | 1 May 1942 |
| HMS Cyclops (F 31) | A/Capt. | Submarine Depot Ship | 5 Feb 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine HMS Clyde (N 12)
13 May 1940
HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. D.C. Ingram, RN) attacks the German armed merchant cruiser Widder with gunfire off Stadlandet, Norway in position 62º46'N, 03º57'E.
At 1302 hours Clyde sighted what was thought to be a German transport ship to the south. Clyde chased the German ship that fled towards the shore. At 1315 hours fire was opened at maximum range. At 1345 hours visibility was decreasing due to the rain. Also the transport opened fire on Clyde with two guns. At 1409 hours the target was obscured by rain and cease fire was ordered. Lt.Cdr. Ingram had to break off the action.
20 Jun 1940
While on patrol off Trondheim, Norway, in position 64º43'N, 09º53'E HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. D.C. Ingram, RN) hit the German battleship Gneisenau in the bow with one torpedo. Gneisenau had to return to Trondheim for emergency repairs.
At 2209 hours Clyde sighted Scharnhorst and Gneisenau escorted by a destroyer to the south-east at a distance of about 3 nautical miles. An attack was commenced. At 2232 hours a full bow salvo of six torpedoes was fired from 4000 yards. About three minutes later one explosion was heard. Clyde now went deep. At 2242 hours one pattern of eight depth charges was dropped rather close. Clyde made off at dead slow speed to the westward.
16 Jul 1940
HMS Clyde (Cdr. D.C. Ingram, RN) sinks the Norwegian fishing vessel SF 52 (15 GRT) through ramming east of Alesund, Norway in position 62º19'N, 04º19'E.
At 2230 hours a small fishing vessel was sighted and closed. Clyde was put alongside. The fishing vessel had a crew of four and were brought on board Clyde for interrogation. The fishing vessel was fitted for trawling but no trawl could be seen. The only fishing gear on board was a number of fish baskets. Also the hold was empty. Cdr. Ingram thought this to be suspicious and decided to sink the vessel and hold the crew on board.
22 Jul 1940
West of Bergen, Norway HMS Clyde (Cdr. D.C. Ingram, RN) fires 6 torpedoes at what is thought to be and enemy submarine. Luckily the torpedoes missed their target as they we aimed against HMS Truant.
17 Oct 1940
At 07.55 hours HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. D.C. Ingram, RN) sighted U-124 in the North Atlantic in position 56°32'N, 22°00'W. The U-boat immediately dived as they assumed the vessel to be a destroyer and did not notice that the submarine fired three torpedoes by ASDIC at 08.06 hours.
1 Jun 1941
HMS Clyde (Cdr. D.C. Ingram, DSO, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant San Marco (3076 GRT) about 5 nautical miles east of Cape Carbonara, Sardinia, Italy.
8 Jun 1941
HMS Clyde (Cdr. D.C. Ingram, DSO, RN) sinks the Italian merchant Sturla (1195 GRT) with gunfire in the Golfo di Policastro about 5 nautical miles from Maratea.
14 Jun 1941
HMS Clyde (Cdr. D.C. Ingram, DSO, RN) sinks the Italian sailing vessel / auxiliary patrol vessel V 125 / Giovanni Bottigliere (331 GRT) with gunfire about 20 nautical miles south of Spartivento Sardo, Sardinia, Italy.
28 Sep 1941
HMS Clyde (Cdr. D.C. Ingram, DSO, RN) unsuccesfully attacks the German submarine U-67 in Tarafal Bay, Cape Verde Islands.