USS George W. Ingram

USS George W. Ingram was a Buckley-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy. She was named for George Washington Ingram. Her keel was laid at Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard on 6 February 1943. Launched on 8 May 1943, she entered service on 11 August 1943.

98 ships of the class were built. The class followed the Evarts-class destroyer escort and was succeeded by the Cannon-class destroyer escort.

Displacement was 1,740 long tons. She measured 93.3 m (306 ft) long with a beam of 11.3 m (37 ft). Her designed speed was 23 knots, and she carried a complement of 213.

Her main battery was eight 20 mm (0.8 in) guns.

She served with the United States Navy as USS George W. Ingram (DE-62) until 15 January 1947. She was in commission for 753 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 15 January 1947. She was struck from the register on 1 January 1967.

She was broken up for scrap in 1979.

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