The USS Ingraham (DD-694) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer of the United States Navy, launched on January 16, 1944, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey. She was sponsored by Mrs. George Ingraham Hutchinson, granddaughter of her namesake, Duncan Ingraham, and commissioned on March 10, 1944. The vessel measured approximately 376 feet in length, with a beam of 39 feet, and displaced around 2,200 tons. She was equipped with dual gun mounts, anti-aircraft artillery, and torpedo tubes, optimized for screening aircraft carriers, anti-submarine warfare, and shore bombardments. Following her shakedown in Bermuda and training out of Norfolk, Virginia, Ingraham joined the Pacific Fleet during World War II. She participated in key operations from late 1944 through 1945, including screening aircraft carriers during strikes on Luzon, supporting landings on Mindoro, and bombarding shore targets during the invasion of Lingayen Gulf. She provided call fire support at Iwo Jima and served as a radar picket during the Okinawa campaign, where she was heavily damaged on May 4, 1945, after a Japanese aircraft crashed into her, causing casualties and extensive damage to her generator room. She underwent repairs at Hunter’s Point, California, and was still in the U.S. when WWII ended. Post-war, Ingraham was active in atomic testing at Bikini Atoll, participated in goodwill visits to the Philippines, Australia, and other ports, and engaged in NATO exercises. She served multiple deployments with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean, including during crises such as the Suez Canal conflict, Lebanon, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, where she was part of the blockade. During the Vietnam War, starting in late 1965, she provided shore bombardment and patrol support in the South China Sea and Saigon River. Decommissioned on June 15, 1971, the ship was transferred to Greece and renamed Miaoulis, serving until 1992. The vessel was modernized with a larger flight deck and hangar to operate helicopters and initially operated an Alouette III. She was sunk as a target during a Greek naval exercise on October 9, 2001. Throughout her service, Ingraham earned multiple honors, including the Navy Unit Commendation and five battle stars for her wartime contributions.

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