USCG Ingham - WHEC 35
N 32° 47.304 W 079° 54.544
17S E 602155 N 3628356
The Treasury Class Coast Guard Cutter Ingham is the oldest vessel in the Patriots Point fleet with the longest service record. Ingham would battle through what was called the "Bloody Winter" of 1942-43.
Waymark Code: WM1WXQ
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2007
Published By:
C4A
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The menace of drug runners hardly began in the 1970s and 80s. The 327-ft. class of fast attack cutters were needed because of a mid-1930s increase in opium smuggling. But for the Ingham crew, the mission of chasing drug runners along with coastal search and rescue would give way to a new level of danger - WWII and German U-Boats lurking in the North Atlantic.
German submarines were having their way with allied supply ships until the camouflaged cutters turned the tide. On December 17, 1942 Ingham located what appeared to be a prowling U-boat. Dropping a barrage of depth charges, Ingham recorded its first victory. U-626 went to the bottom with all hands. Ingham would serve in the Pacific as flagship for several troop landings on islands such as Panay and Tigbauanan.
Her long history included dozens of naval gunfire support missions in the Vietnam War and in 1980 rescued at least twenty Cubans in the waters between Florida and Cuba during the Mariel boat lift. Ingham's 52 years of service ended when she was decommissioned on May 27, 1988.
The cutter on display at Patriots Point was named for Samuel D. Ingham, appointed Treasury Secretary in 1829 by President Andrew Jackson.
Type of vessel: Treasury Class Coast Guard Cutter, Put into service in 1936, Decommissioned May 27, 1988.
Hours of use: From: 9:00 AM To: 6:30 PM
Admission? Cost?: Adults (12 and older) $15.00,Seniors and Active Duty Military w/ID $13.00,Children (6 to 11) $8.00,Children under 6 FREE with adult ticket
Date: 07/22/2007
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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