USS Ingersoll (DD-652)

USS Ingersoll (DD-652) in 1966
History
United States
Namesake	Royal R. Ingersoll
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	18 February 1943
Launched	28 June 1943
Commissioned	31 August 1943 to 19 July 1946 4 May 1951 to 20 January 1970
Stricken	20 January 1970
Motto	"Ready Now"
Fate	Sunk as a target, 19 May 1974
General characteristics
Class and type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 tons
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.7 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
Draft	17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6500 nmi. (12,000 km)   at 15 kt
Complement	319
Armament	5 × 5 in (130 mm), 4 × 40 mm AA guns, 4 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks

USS Ingersoll (DD-652) was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy, serving from 28 June 1943 through 19 May 1974. Ingersoll saw action mainly in the Pacific Ocean Areas during World War II, and during the Korean War and Vietnam Wars.