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|Ship name=''Ingraham''
|Ship namesake= [[Captain (United States O-6)|Captain]] [[Duncan Ingraham]]
|Ship awarded=28 November 1984
|Ship builder=[[Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division]], [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro]], [[California]]
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|Ship sponsor=Mrs. Linda E. Carlson
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*[[International Code of Signals|Code letters]]:NDNI
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|Ship homeport=[[Naval Station Everett|NS Everett]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
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'''USS ''Ingraham'' (FFG-61)''', the last American {{sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate|0}} [[guided missile frigate]] to be built, was the fourth ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for [[Captain (United States O-6)|Captain]] [[Duncan Ingraham]] (1802–1891).

==Built in Los Angeles, California==
''Ingraham'' was laid down on 30 March 1987 at the [[Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division]], [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro]], [[California]]. She was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 25 June 1988; sponsored by Mrs. Linda E. Carlson, wife of [[Vice Admiral (United States)|Vice Admiral]] Dudley L. Carlson, [[Chief of Naval Personnel]]; and commissioned on 5 August 1989. ''Ingraham'' was decommissioned on 30 January 2015.<ref name="DANFS">{{cite DANFS |last=Evans |first=Mark L. |title=''Ingraham'' IV (FFG-61) |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/i/Ingraham.html |date=21 July 2015 |access-date=13 January 2016}}</ref>

Prior to decommissioning, ''Ingraham'' was commanded by Commander Dan Straub. ''Ingraham''{{'}}s former homeport is at [[Naval Station Everett|NS Everett]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], and was assigned to [[Destroyer Squadron 9]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lcsron1/Pages/Crew208_CO_Straub.aspx |title=Cdr. Daniel G. Straub, Commanding Officer LCS Crew 208 |website=[[United States Navy]] |access-date=29 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420074747/http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lcsron1/Pages/Crew208_CO_Straub.aspx |archive-date=20 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/print.asp?story_id=50250&VIRIN=&imagetype=0&page=1 |title=USS ''Ingraham'' Holds Change of Command |first=Todd B. |last=Chen |date=17 December 2009 |website=[[United States Navy]] |access-date=29 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629212324/http://www.navy.mil/search/print.asp?story_id=50250&VIRIN=&imagetype=0&page=1 |archive-date=29 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Service history==

===Operation Fiery Vigil===

[[Mount Pinatubo]], a volcano located on [[Luzon]] in the [[Philippines]], [[1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo|erupted on 12 June 1991]]. The mountain's fury blackened the skies across Angeles City and much of Luzon for nearly 36 hours. [[Typhoon Yunya (1991)|Typhoon Yunya]] added to the devastation when it slammed inland with fierce winds and rain. The rain eventually cleared the atmosphere of most of the choking and blinding ash, but the disaster deposited a heavy eight-inch coating of grey ash over much of the area around [[U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay|Naval Station (NS) Subic Bay]] and [[Naval Air Station Cubi Point|Naval Air Station (NAS) Cubi Point]]. Sailors observed that the residue gave the landscape the appearance of dry cement. The ash crushed many lightweight structures, and a chalky film covered the bay, which presented the appearance of a translucent shade of green. The disaster cut electricity and water to the base for two days, and only heavy trucks could grind their way through the morass to reach victims. Rescue workers also contended with aftershocks. The volcanic eruption and the typhoon killed more than 300 people and displaced more than 300,000 victims.<ref name="DANFS" />

[[Aircraft carrier]]s {{USS|Abraham Lincoln|CVN-72|2}} and {{USS|Midway|CV-41|2}}, together with ''Ingraham'' and ships from Amphibious Readiness Group Alpha, led by [[amphibious assault ship]] {{USS|Peleliu|LHA-5|2}}, participated in [[Operation Fiery Vigil]], the evacuation of those displaced by the disaster. ''Abraham Lincoln'' transported 4,323 people, primarily USN and USAF dependents, from Subic Bay, Cubi Point, and [[Clark Air Base]] to [[Cebu City]], [[Cebu]], for further evacuation to [[Guam]] and the [[continental U.S.]]<ref name="DANFS" />

''Abraham Lincoln'' sailed more than {{convert|1800|nmi|mi km}} through inshore waters during Fiery Vigil. This voyage required careful attention to detail from her Navigation Department because of the myriad of other vessels, treacherous shoals, and currents. The carrier also supported {{USS|Lake Champlain|CG-57|2}} while the [[guided missile cruiser]] evacuated a further 844 people and their pets during three trips in and out of the disaster area. ''Lake Champlain''{{'}}s historian noted that the devastation and the suffering of the victims "overwhelmed" her crewmen. Additional squadrons that assisted humanitarian efforts included [[VFA-94|Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94]], [[VC-5|Composite Squadron (VC) 5]], and [[HSL-47|Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 47]].<ref name="DANFS" />

===January 2008 Iranian incident===
[[File:US Navy 080106-N-0000X-004 mall craft suspected to be from the Islamic Republic of Iran Revolutionary Guard Navy (IRGCN), maneuver aggressively in close proximity of U.S. Navy ships.jpg|left|thumb|Small craft suspected to be from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy (IRGCN), maneuvers in close proximity of ''Ingraham''.]]

Sailors on board [[guided missile destroyer]] {{USS|Hopper|DDG-70|2}} reported seeing [[Information systems technician (United States Navy)|IT2]] Menelek Brown of the ships company at 0430 on 3 January 2008, but Menelek failed to muster at 0730 that morning, while the ship was carrying out maritime security operations in the [[Arabian Sea]]. Crewmembers unsuccessfully searched the destroyer for their shipmate, and ''Hopper'' sounded "[[man overboard]]." At 1505 the ship commenced a coordinated search of the surrounding area with guided missile cruiser {{USS|Port Royal|CG-73|2}} as well as the frigate ''Ingraham''. A [[Lockheed P-3C Orion]] assisted the ships as they conducted an "expanding square" search from the position {{coord|18|26|21|N| 63|53|35|E}}, but they ended their search the following day without finding Brown.<ref name="DANFS" />

On 6 January 2008, ''Hopper'', ''Port Royal'', and ''Ingraham'' were entering the [[Persian Gulf]] through the [[Strait of Hormuz]] when five [[Iran]]ian motor boats approached them at high speed and in a reportedly threatening manner. The American ships had been in the Arabian Sea searching for a sailor who had been missing for one day. The [[U.S. Navy]] reported that the Iranian boats made "threatening" moves toward the U.S. vessels, coming as close as {{convert|200|yd|m}}. The U.S. Navy ships received a radio transmission saying, "I am coming to you. You will explode after few minutes." While the American ships prepared to open fire, the Iranians abruptly turned away, the U.S. Navy officials said. Before leaving, the Iranians dropped white boxes into the water in front of the American ships. The American ships did not investigate the boxes. Officials from the two countries differed on their assessments of the severity of the incident. The Iranians claimed that they were conducting normal maneuvers, whereas American officials claimed that an imminent danger to American naval vessels existed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/07/iran.us.navy/index.html |title=Iranian boats 'harass' U.S. Navy, officials say |first=Barbara |last=Starr |author-link=Barbara Starr |date=7 January 2008 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=7 January 2008}}</ref>

===September 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami===
On 29 September 2009, ''Ingraham'' was en route to [[American Samoa]] and was the first U.S. military asset to arrive and assist in the recovery efforts following the [[2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami|earthquake and tsunami]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/09/guard_samoa_093009w/ |title=Hawaii Guard, Navy bound for American Samoa |date=1 October 2009 |newspaper=[[Navy Times]] |access-date=1 October 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905104723/http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/09/guard_samoa_093009w/ |archive-date=5 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.swonet.navy.mil/docs/SWMagazine/2010/5840_SW_2ndhalf_winter10_4.pdf |title=''Ingraham'' Contributes to Navy's HADR mission |magazine=Surface Warfare |date=7 January 2010 |access-date=6 September 2010}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Final deployment===

''Ingraham'' was responsible for the capture of nine drug smuggling vessels, apprehension of 29 suspects, and 11,937&nbsp;kg of cocaine valued at $561M. Additionally, while deployed, ''Ingraham'' participated in [[UNITAS]], [[SIFOREX]], & played a critical role in [[United States Fourth Fleet]] Theater Security Cooperation activities.

====Combating Transnational Organized Crime & Operation Martillo====

From March to October 2014, ''Ingraham'' conducted a Combating-Transnational Organized Crime deployment in support of [[Operation Martillo]], during which ''Ingraham'' conducted 32 Right of Approach visits, 11 vessel boardings, 6 Airborne Use of Force actions, and 17 detainee transfers. The ship also conducted 278 flight operations encompassing 983 mishap-free flight hours and a 98 percent sortie completion rate. ''Ingraham''{{'}}s effective coordination and employment of maritime, aerial, and land-based assets in support of Combating Transnational Organized Crime operations and Operation Martillo resulted in the interdiction or disruption of illegal contraband including more than 11,937&nbsp;kg of cocaine, worth more than $560 million, detention of 29 suspects, and the successful capture of a self-propelled semi-submersible vessel (SPSS)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=81874 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707085709/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=81874 |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 July 2014 |title=USS ''Ingraham'' Intercepts 793 Kilograms of Cocaine |first=Sarah |last=Lovelace |date=25 June 2014 |website=U.S. Navy |access-date=22 February 2019}}</ref> with its crew and 2,383&nbsp;kg of narcotics, the first such vessel ever captured in the Eastern Pacific.

====UNITAS & SIFOREX====

In September ''Ingraham'' was extended in theater as the only U.S. Navy warship to participate in the 55th evolution of Exercise UNITAS<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.southcom.mil/newsroom/Pages/UNITAS-2014.aspx |title=UNITAS 2014 |date=29 September 2014 |website=[[United States Southern Command]] |access-date=30 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231075137/http://www.southcom.mil/newsroom/Pages/UNITAS-2014.aspx |archive-date=31 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in Peru, significantly enhancing relationships with 15 partner nations. She also participated in the Silent Forces Exercise working with partner nations on anti-submarine warfare and detection training in a multinational environment. ''Ingraham'' returned from her 7{{frac|1|2}}-month deployment on 30 October 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://navaltoday.com/2014/10/31/uss-ingraham-concludes-final-deployment/ |title=USS ''Ingraham'' Concludes Final Deployment |date=13 October 2014 |website=Naval Today |access-date=22 February 2019}}</ref>

==Decommissioning==
After returning from her final deployment in October 2014, ''Ingraham'' was ceremonially decommissioned on 12 November 2014 at Naval Station Everett. ''Ingraham'' was officially decommissioned on 30 January 2015 at NS Everett, and was berthed at the Naval Sea Systems Command (NavSea) [[NISMF|Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office]] at [[Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility|Naval Shipyard Bremerton]], pending her disposal.<ref name="DANFS" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/TeamShips/SEA21/InactiveShips/InactiveShipInventory-27Sep16(3).pdf |title=Inactive ship inventory |website=[[NAVSEA]], U.S. Navy |date=27 September 2016 |access-date=9 October 2016 |archive-date=12 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012093639/http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/TeamShips/SEA21/InactiveShips/InactiveShipInventory-27Sep16(3).pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Final disposition===
[[File:Ex-Ingraham-smoking.jpg|thumb|Smoke billows from the decommissioned guided missile frigate ex-USS ''Ingraham'' during a sinking exercise in the Pacific]]

On 15 August 2021, ''Ingraham'' was used as a target for a Sinking Exercise (SINKEX) near Hawaii as part of Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021. Units from the {{USS|Carl Vinson||2}} [[Carrier Strike Group]], [[Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet|Submarine Forces Pacific]], [[I Marine Expeditionary Force]], [[3rd Marine Air Wing]], [[III Marine Expeditionary Force]], [[3rd Marine Division]], and [[U.S. Army]] Multi-Domain Task Force were involved.<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Forces Conduct Sinking Exercise |url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2736525/us-forces-conduct-sinking-exercise/ |publisher=U.S. Navy |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210818144735/https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2736525/us-forces-conduct-sinking-exercise/ |archive-date=18 August 2021}}</ref> The Marine Corps fired two [[Naval Strike Missile]]s from shore, which navigated around simulated mountains, and hit the ''Ingraham'' hull.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dalløkken |first1=Per Erlien |title=Ny video: Se hvordan to NSM senket den utrangerte amerikanske fregatten |url=https://www.tu.no/artikler/ny-video-se-hvordan-to-nsm-senket-den-utrangerte-amerikanske-fregatten/512854 |website=Tu.no |publisher=[[Teknisk Ukeblad]] |language=no |date=27 August 2021}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[United States-Iran relations]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
*{{Naval Vessel Register|hull=FFG-61}}
*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/i/Ingraham.html}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|USS Ingraham (FFG-61)}}
* {{Official website|http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ffg61 |USS ''Ingraham'' official website}}
*{{navsource|07/0761|USS Ingraham (FFG-61)}}
*[http://www.navysite.de/ffg/FFG61.HTM USS ''Ingraham''] @ navysite.de
*[http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/frigates/pages/ingraham_ffg61_page_1.htm USS Ingraham FFG-61] @ MaritimeQuest
* [http://www.defenselink.mil/dodcmsshare/briefingslide/320/080107-D-6570C-001.wmv Video of January 2008 incident in the Strait of Hormuz]
* {{hlist|USS ''Ingraham'' (FFG-61) command histories – [[Naval History & Heritage Command]]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/i/ingraham-ffg-61-iv/pdf/1989.pdf 1989]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/i/ingraham-ffg-61-iv/pdf/1990.pdf 1990]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/i/ingraham-ffg-61-iv/pdf/1992.pdf 1992]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/i/ingraham-ffg-61-iv/pdf/1993.pdf 1993]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/i/ingraham-ffg-61-iv/pdf/1994.pdf 1994]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/i/ingraham-ffg-61-iv/pdf/1995.pdf 1995]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/i/ingraham-ffg-61-iv/pdf/1996.pdf 1996]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/i/ingraham-ffg-61-iv/pdf/1997.pdf 1997]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/i/ingraham-ffg-61-iv/pdf/1999.pdf 1999]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/i/ingraham-ffg-61-iv/pdf/2002.pdf 2002]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/i/ingraham-ffg-61-iv/pdf/2003.pdf 2003]
* [https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/i/ingraham-ffg-61-iv/pdf/2004.pdf 2004]
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