USS_Ingersoll
USS Ingersoll
List of ships with the same or similar names
Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Ingersoll, honoring members of the Ingersoll family. DD-652 was named for Rear Admiral Royal R. Ingersoll (1847–1931) — and for his grandson, Lieutenant Royal R. Ingersoll, II (1913–1942) who had died in the Battle of Midway, just weeks before the ship's christening. DD-990 was named for RADM Ingersoll's son, Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll (1897–1975).
- USS Ingersoll (DD-652), was a Fletcher-class destroyer, launched in 1942 and struck in 1970
- USS Ingersoll (DD-990), was a Spruance-class destroyer, launched in 1979 and struck in 1998