Two ships of the

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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

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, just weeks before the ship's christening. DD-990 was named for RADM Ingersoll's son, Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll (1897–1975). *, was a , launched in 1942 and struck in 1970 *, was a , launched in 1979 and struck in 1998

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