Navy | The United States Coast Guard |
Type | Cutter |
Class | Treasury |
Pennant | WPG 35 |
Built by | Philadelphia Navy Yard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 1 May 1935 |
Launched | 3 Jun 1936 |
Commissioned | 17 Sep 1936 |
End service | 27 May 1988 |
History | Decommissioned on 27 May 1988. |
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Notable events involving Ingham include:
16 Mar 1942
HMS H 50 (Lt. H.B. Turner, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with USS Niblack and USCGC Ingham. (1)
17 Mar 1942
HMS H 50 (Lt. H.B. Turner, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with USS Niblack and USCGC Ingham. (1)
8 Feb 1943
USCGC Ingham picks up 4 survivors from the British steam merchant Newton Ash that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-402 south of Iceland in position 56°25'N, 22°26'W.
20 Aug 2009
USCGC INGHAM (WPG-35) ownership was transferred this date from Patriot's Point, Charleston, S. C. to Miami-Dade Historical Maritime Museum, of Key West, Florida. INGHAM will operate as a museum ship along with the USS MOHAWK CGC (WPB-78) at the Truman Waterfront. INGHAM was credited with the sinking of U-boat 626. (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/17271
- Personal communication
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.