USS Ingraham (DD-694) — Class Equipment Pattern & Asbestos Exposure Record

Class-pattern equipment record for USS Ingraham (DD-694). 50 consensus machinery and manufacturer entries documented across 50 sister ships of the...

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Hull

DD-694

Class

Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer

Documented Service History

Shipyard, deployment, and service events for this vessel documented in the public record — court filings, the ship’s deck logs, or the crew’s own cruise book (each entry cites its source). Dry-dockings, overhauls, and yard periods were when asbestos insulation was torn out and replaced, the peak-exposure work for the crew and yard workers aboard.

1956
Yard period / shipyard · Norfolk — In the shipyard at Norfolk, per the ship's deck log.
1956
Mooring / movement — Moored/underway, per the ship's deck log.
1956
Mooring / movement · Norfolk — Moored/underway near Norfolk, per the ship's deck log.
1957
Mooring / movement · Norfolk — Moored/underway near Norfolk, per the ship's deck log.
1957
Mooring / movement — Moored/underway, per the ship's deck log.

Derived from publicly filed asbestos-litigation records, ship’s deck logs, and the crew’s own cruise books. Historical service events; this does not constitute legal or medical advice.

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USS Ingraham (DD-694) — Class Equipment Pattern & Asbestos Exposure Record — public-domain photograph — USS Ingraham (DD-694) off New York City on 9 March 1944 (19-N-62588) Source: Wikimedia Commons — public domain (U.S. Navy photograph)

Service History

From the public Wikipedia / DANFS service-history record — source ›

USS Ingraham (DD-694) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer commissioned in March 1944 that served throughout the final year of World War II in the Pacific, seeing action from the Philippines to Okinawa and suffering significant damage from a kamikaze attack in May 1945. Following postwar operations and Mediterranean deployments during the Cold War, she participated in the Korean War bombardment operations and Vietnam War fire support missions before decommissioning in June 1971. The ship was subsequently transferred to the Hellenic Navy as Miaoulis and served until 1992, ultimately being sunk as a target in 2001.

Construction & Service Dates

Builder: Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
Launched: 1944-01-16
Commissioned: 1944-03-10
Decommissioned: 1971-06-15

Notable Tours / Service Eras

WWII Pacific Theater 1944-1945
Korean War 1953
Cold War Mediterranean deployments 1950-1965
Vietnam War 1965-1966

Combat Actions

Philippine Islands strikes (Luzon) · 1944-11
Carrier screen and fire support
Mindoro assault and landings · 1944-12
Sank Japanese cargo ship
Lingayen Gulf invasion operations · 1945-01
Anti-aircraft fire and shore bombardment
Iwo Jima invasion · 1945-02
Naval gunfire support for Marines
Okinawa-Gunto radar picket duty · 1945-05
Air defense; shot down four Japanese aircraft, damaged by fifth
Korean War fire support operations · 1953-06
Shore bombardment and gun emplacement destruction
Vietnam War fire support missions · 1965-11
Enemy supply base and assembly area bombardment

Home Ports & Forward Bases

Norfolk, Virginia — operational base 1944-1949
San Diego, California — operational base 1945-1949
Newport, Rhode Island — home port 1962-1971
Yokosuka, Japan — forward deployment base 1953, 1965

Drydock & Overhaul Periods High Asbestos-Exposure Window

Portsmouth, Virginia (Norfolk Naval Shipyard) · 1959
Overhaul
Portsmouth, Virginia (Norfolk Naval Shipyard) · 1961
FRAM II-overhaul (eight months)

Asbestos rip-out, insulation replacement, and gasket-packing work occurred during these yard periods. Sailors aboard during overhauls had peak exposure to airborne asbestos fiber.

Notable Incidents

4 May 1945 — Kamikaze attack off Okinawa; aircraft crashed into port side above waterline, bomb exploded in generator room; 51 casualties including 15 dead; only one gun operative after attack

Final Disposition

Sunk as target 9 October 2001 (as Greek Navy ship Miaoulis)

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Did you serve aboard the USS Ingraham? This destroyer carried asbestos in nearly every compartment. Here is where it was, and who is responsible. The USS Ingraham, hull number DD-694, was a destroyer, built by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company and commissioned in 1944. She served through WWII Pacific Theater, Korean War, and Cold War Mediterranean deployments. Public naval references list this equipment aboard the USS Ingraham, DD-694 — insulated and sealed with asbestos. Each shipyard overhaul and major repair meant asbestos insulation was torn out and replaced — peak-exposure work for the yard workers and the crew aboard. Exposure was worst in the engineering spaces, where the snipes worked — but asbestos lined the whole ship, so all hands were exposed. The companies that made the asbestos equipment aboard — not the Navy — are who asbestos claims are brought against. According to asbestos litigation records, the equipment aboard the USS Ingraham from makers such as Babcock and Wilcox, General Electric, Westinghouse Electric Co., and De Laval allegedly contained asbestos. If you served aboard the USS Ingraham and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim against the companies that made the asbestos products used aboard your ship. This is educational information from an independent publisher — not a law firm — and is not legal advice.

USS Ingraham (DD-694) is a allen m. sumner-class destroyer in the U.S. asbestos litigation record. The equipment manifest below is a class-pattern reference assembled from manufacturer and machinery entries documented across 50 sister ships of the same class. Ship-specific BUSHIPS documentation for USS Ingraham (DD-694) herself has not yet been published; this pattern reflects what was standard for vessels of this class.

Class Equipment Pattern

Equipment Manifest — USS Ingraham (DD-694). 50 machinery/equipment entries identified through ship-specific BUSHIPS documentation. Manufacturers in bold link to documented asbestos-product history on AsbestosIndex.com.

Equipment	Manufacturer	Notes
Emergency Feed Pump	Warren	Documented across 4 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Asbestos Cloth	Raybestos Co.	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Auxiliary Condenser Circulating Pump	Buffalo	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Auxiliary Condensers	Foster Wheeler	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Blowers	Westinghouse Electric Co.	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Distiller Circulation Pump	Buffalo	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Distiller Condensating Pump	Buffalo	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Distiller Distribution Pump	Buffalo	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Economizers	Foster Wheeler	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Evaporator Brine Pump	Buffalo Pump Co.	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Evaporator Drain Pump	Buffalo Pump Co.	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Fire & Bilge Pump	Warren Pump Corp.	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Fresh Water Pump	Warren Steam Pump Co.	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Main Condensers	Foster Wheeler	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Main Condensers Circulating Pump	Warren	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Manifold Vent Valve	Pitometer Log Corp.	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Reduction Gear	Falk Corp.	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Reduction Gear	De Laval	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Reduction Valves	Grove	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Ships Service Air Compressors	Worthington	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Ships Service Turbine Drive Generators	Westinghouse Electric Co.	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Ships Service Turbine Drive Generators	General Electric	Documented across 3 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Asbestos Tape	Johns Mansville	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Auxiliary Condensers Pump	De Laval	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Auxiliary Feed Booster Pump	De Laval	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Auxiliary Feed Booster Pump	Ingersoll Rand Co.	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Auxiliary Refrigeration	Frick Ice Maker Co.	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Boiler	Babcock & Wilcox	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Diesel Oil Purifier Pump	De Laval	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Drainage Pump	Sawyer Electric Co.	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Emergency Diesel Generators	General Motor	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Emergency Distilling Apparatus	Griscom-Russell	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Fuel Oil Booster Pump	DeLaval	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Fuel Oil Booster Pump	De Laval	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
High Temperature Insulation	Johns Mansfield	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Main Condensers Pump	De Laval	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Main Distilling Apparatus	Griscom-Russell	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Main Feed Booster Pump	De Laval	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Main Feed Booster Pump	Ingersoll Rand Co.	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Main Feed Pump	De Laval	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Main Fuel Oil Pump	De Laval	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Main Lubricating Pump	De Laval	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Main Propulsion Turbines	General Electric	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Main Refrigeration	Carrier Corp.	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Oil Purifier Pump	De Laval	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Pump	Worthington	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Sonar	General Electric	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Super Heater Valves	Yarway	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Turbine	General Electric	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Vacuum Pump For Emergency Generator Unit	Nash Pump Co.	Documented across 2 sister-ship records of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer

Note: this manifest is a class-level pattern derived from sister-ship BUSHIPS records and public asbestos litigation documents. Individual ship-specific variations may exist. Where ship-specific documentation becomes available for USS Ingraham (DD-694), this page will be updated to reflect her unique equipment profile.

The asbestos-containing products documented on U.S. Navy vessels and at shipyards are catalogued by manufacturer on AsbestosIndex. These records cross-reference which companies supplied which materials and to which facilities.

Pipe Covering & Block Insulation Thermal insulation applied to steam lines, valves, and equipment in engine rooms and fire rooms Marine Products Insulation, gaskets, and packing products specified for naval and commercial marine applications Boilers & Steam Equipment Boiler manufacturers and insulation products — central to the fire room exposure pathway Gaskets & Packing Sheet and ring gaskets used throughout piping flanges, valve bonnets, and pump housings Electrical Products Wire insulation, switchgear arc chutes, and panel liners used throughout electrical spaces Full Product Index Search all 200+ manufacturers and 1,500+ documented asbestos products on AsbestosIndex™

Navy Ratings Most Exposed to Asbestos Aboard Ingraham

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the public asbestos litigation record document that the following Navy ratings worked routinely in spaces where ACM was installed, maintained, ripped out, and replaced:

Boilerman (BT) — boiler-room operations, refractory work, burner maintenance
Machinist’s Mate (MM) — main propulsion turbines, reduction gears, condensers, pumps
Engineman (EN) — auxiliary diesel and gasoline engines, gland packing
Electrician’s Mate (EM) — cable runs through asbestos-insulated chases, motor-generator sets
Hull Maintenance Technician (HT) / Pipefitter — piping system maintenance, gasket replacement, valve repacking
Damage Controlman (DC) — firefighting equipment, fire-stops, bulkhead penetrations
Fireman (FN) — engineering-plant tending across boiler and engine rooms

VA Disability Claims for Asbestos-Related Disease

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs evaluates asbestos claims individually. A veteran generally needs medical evidence of a current asbestos-related disease, service evidence supporting in-service asbestos exposure, and a medical opinion connecting the two. Ship assignments, Navy ratings, and equipment records can help document the exposure history but do not create automatic service connection.

Approved claims may provide monthly disability compensation and related benefits. Survivors may separately qualify for Dependency & Indemnity Compensation when the applicable requirements are met. Civil lawsuits and asbestos-trust claims use different standards; claimants should obtain individualized advice about how the processes interact.

How to file a VA disability claim: VA claims are filed directly with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — not with a law firm. Start at VA.gov › Hazardous Materials Exposure, call 1‑800‑827‑1000, or get free help filing from a Veterans Service Organization: DAV, VFW, or American Legion.

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Source notes: equipment-manifest entries (where shown) are sourced from public-record BUSHIPS (Bureau of Ships) documentation, NARA archives, and the public asbestos litigation record. Manufacturer attributions link to documented asbestos-product histories on AsbestosIndex.com where available. Nothing on this page constitutes medical or legal advice.

Documented Asbestos-Exposure Environments — U.S. Navy Service

Public-domain U.S. Navy photographs illustrating the engineering spaces, ratings, and yard environments where asbestos materials were routinely encountered during normal duty.

Boiler Room Sailor stands watch in the aft machinery room of USS Iwo Jima. (35298984822) Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Drydock Overhaul USS Newport News (CA-148) in drydock at the Norfolk Navy Yard 1965 Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Engine Room Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - USS Sterett Sailor takes equipment readings in ship's engine room. Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Engineering Watch USS Bataan Stands Full Female Engineering Watch Team (8442031) Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

US Navy 061108-N-6652A-037 U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Roy Hernandez, left, and Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Jerry … — Machinist Mate US Navy 061108-N-6652A-037 U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Roy Hernandez, left, and Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Jerry Rivera work on a rotor … Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Navy Fireroom Fireroom aboard USS Rochester (CA-124), in 1955 Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

US Navy 080208-N-6538W-019 Civilian yard workers from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard perform maintenance on the bow catapults of the … — Shipyard Worker US Navy 080208-N-6538W-019 Civilian yard workers from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard perform maintenance on the bow catapults of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier … Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

All images are public domain (U.S. Government works). Specific photographs depict generic Navy engineering and yard environments — not the named vessel above. Asbestos materials shown or implied include pipe lagging, boiler insulation, steam-line covering, and gasket / packing materials standard on U.S. Navy vessels through the early 1980s.

Ingraham DD-694 — Frequently Asked Questions

Are Ingraham DD-694 veterans covered by Navy asbestos litigation records?

Yes. Ingraham DD-694 is documented in the public U.S. Navy asbestos litigation record. U.S. Navy vessels of her service era were built to BUSHIPS specifications that required asbestos insulation throughout engineering spaces, on steam lines, around boilers and turbines, and in gasket and packing materials.

Which shipboard components on Ingraham DD-694 contained asbestos?

Asbestos-containing materials documented aboard U.S. Navy vessels of Ingraham DD-694's era include: boiler insulation and lagging, steam-line pipe insulation, turbine and reduction-gear casings, valve packing, gaskets, brake and clutch friction materials, electrical wire insulation, overhead pipe coverings in berthing and mess spaces, and Navy-issue boiler cement and refractory in fireboxes.

What ratings were exposed to asbestos serving on Ingraham DD-694?

Navy ratings with the highest documented asbestos exposure include Machinist's Mate (MM), Boiler Technician (BT), Hull Maintenance Technician (HT), Engineman (EN), Electrician's Mate (EM), Interior Communications Electrician (IC), Damage Controlman (DC), and Pipefitter / Shipfitter. Officers in engineering departments also encountered asbestos in normal duty. Shipyard workers performing overhaul, repair, or refit work had concentrated exposure during yard periods.

What equipment manufacturers are documented on Ingraham DD-694?

Documented equipment manufacturers aboard Ingraham DD-694 include: Babcock & Wilcox, Buffalo, Buffalo Pump Co., Carrier Corp., De Laval, DeLaval, Falk Corp.. These manufacturers supplied boilers, turbines, pumps, valves, electrical equipment, and insulation systems through BUSHIPS contracts during the asbestos era.

Do Ingraham DD-694 veterans qualify for VA disability for mesothelioma?

Potentially. VA evaluates asbestos-related disability claims individually. Ingraham DD-694 veterans generally need medical records showing the current disease, service records supporting in-service asbestos exposure, and a doctor's statement connecting the two. Veterans may file at VA.gov, call 1-800-827-1000, or seek free help from an accredited Veterans Service Organization such as DAV, VFW, or the American Legion.

Disclaimer: The information in this article is for general educational purposes only and does not constitute medical or legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is created by reading this site. References to ships, shipyards, companies, products, and asbestos-containing materials are drawn from public VA records, NARA archives, EPA/OSHA databases, and public litigation records. All references reflect what has been documented or alleged in publicly filed records. Consult a licensed physician for medical guidance and a qualified attorney for legal advice regarding your specific situation.

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