Welcome to the USS Ingersoll DD-652 Guestbook Forum

Years Served: 1945-1946…Many years since serving on this great ship! Would love to hear from from shipmates from back in the day!

Years Served: 1965, 1966…Off to Vietnam we went in 1965. But first we backed the old girl clear across San Diego Bay and into the bottom. I’ve often laughed about how that ship shook when we passed the last sea buoy, and sped up to 2/3 speed ahead! The Starboard shaft had an almost 8 off-center bend in it. So, after a night or two in drydock in Longbeach, we finally set sail for Vietnam, and our Destroyer Squadron. Heck, they were so far ahead of us, that it made no difference at all that we stopped all along the way for Japanese glass fishing net floats. The Captain must have had a billion of those things!

Years Served: 8/18/1947 – 8/20/1951…Hello, I would like to find out any information you may have on my father Richard Lee Evans. Grade, Rate – Rank and Date of Appointment = FA 4-2-48 Branch USN Specialty Number of Symbol = FN-0042-25 Any information is much appreciated. Thank you, Grace Evans II

Years Served: 1967-70…Served as Sr Chief Machinist Mate. Interested in hearing from crew members that served during that time.

Years Served: June 1966 to 1970 Decommissioning…How can I forget USS Ingersoll DD-652. My best shipboard tour of duty was on the Ingersoll. Lots of fun memories from the time I came on board in 1966 at 32nd Naval Station, San Diego to the sad decommissioning day in 1970. Hope I can attend one of the reunion someday and rejoin the old crew.