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USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35)
| Career | 
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|---|---|
| Laid down: | 1 May,1935 |
| Launched: | 3 June, 1936 |
| Commissioned: | 12 September, 1936 |
| Decommissioned: | 27 May 1988 |
| Fate: | Museum ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,700 tons |
| Length: | 327 ft (100 m) |
| Beam: | 41 ft (12.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers and 2 Westinghouse double reduction geared steam turbine engines. 6,200 hp (4.6 MW) |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Range: | 8,270 nautical miles (15,000 km) |
| Complement: | 120 to 300 men (depending on time period) |
| Armament: | depending on the time period, 1 to 4 x 5 in (127 mm) 38 caliber guns, 2 x 5 in (127 mm) 51 caliber guns, 2 x 6 lb (2.7 kg) saluting guns, varrying numbers of 50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns |
| Aircraft: | originally 1 Grumman Seaplane, later removed |
| Motto: | Semper Paratus (Always Ready) |
One of only two preserved Secretary-class cutters, USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35) was probably the most successful large cutters built by the United States Coast Guard.
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. During one crossing Ingham engaged and sank the enemy submarine U-626. After 1944, Ingham served as an amphibious flagship. Ingham patrolled the waters surrounding Korea during the Korean War and earned a Presidential Unit Citation for her service during the Vietnam War. After the war the cutter returned to regular Coast Guard duties, serving until 1988, when she was decommissioned.
Acquired by Patriot's Point in 1989, Ingham is displayed along with the aircraft carrier Yorktown, the destroyer Laffey , and the submarine Clamagore.
The Commandant of the Coast Guard has declared Ingham the National Memorial to Coast Guardsmen Killed in Action In World War II and Vietnam. These 912 casualties are identified on a memorial plaque on Ingham's quaterdeck.
USCGC Ingham is a National Historic Landmark.
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Information found on this page taken from the US Coast Guard Organizational History Website at http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history
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