Additionally served for 3 years on the USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35) 1983-1986 which was commissioned on June 3rd, 1936 and received her Gold numbers in 1986 as the oldest ship in the fleet. She was also the most decorated vessel in the Coast Guard fleet and was the only cutter to ever be awarded two Presidential Unit Citations.
History (Major)
When I was a PO1, I roomed with a guy who had done a tour on the Ingham right out of boot camp in the mid 80s. The first time he had seen the cutter since PCS was when he transferred to Charleston, SC where the Ingham was home ported at Patriots' Point Maritime Museum.
I was fortunate enough to advance to CPO while we were stationed in Charleston. As a result, a group of us (all PCPOs completing CCTI) did some maintenance for the museum onboard the cutter as one of our public service projects. The Ingham's caretaker took a photo of us sitting in the Chiefs' Mess. Three weeks later, I was pinned as a CPO on the fantail along with my six fellow PCPOs. It remains a highlight of my career.
APA-36
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
Class: Bayfield-class attack transport
Complement: 51 Officers and 524 Enlisted
Displacement: 8100 tons
Length: 492 feet 6 inches
Beam: 69 feet 6 inches
Draft: 26 feet 6 in
Final Disposition: Scrapped 7 September 1972
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