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I remember it well because i worked in an engine room on an aircraft carrier at the time. Page 2 the taking of wolmido the decision to sail into inchon on a low tide and to arrive just before the flood proved to be a most fortunate choice, adm. On december 16, 1994, the uss inchon spilled approximately 20,000 gallons of diesel fuel while refueling at the pier at naval base norfolk. Uss inchon lph mcs 12, an iwo jimaclass amphibious assault ship, was a ship of the united states navy named for the battle of inchon, a turning point of the korean war. There was a main steam rupture that occured in the inchon s engine room that killed 12 people. Uss inchon mcs12 underway at sea in september 1997.
Two ships carrying iron ore sank in rough waters in black sea dec. Following a major fire it was laid up and sunk as a target in 2004. She was laid down on 8 april 1968 by ingalls shipbuilding, pascagoula, ms. Lph12 uss inchon amphibious assault helicopter ship military. Her hulk was used to launch test missiles through 2007, then disposed by rimpac sinkex in july 2010. Us navy usn ch53e helicopter lands on uss inchon mcs12 af 8x12 photograph an ch53e lands on uss inchon mcs12 as it patrols the adriatic sea in support of operation shining hope, a joint, combined nato and u. Uss inchon was specifically designed to conduct amphibious force landings by providing helicopter support to transport troops and assist in establishing air superiority in the designated landing area. Uss inchon mcs12 in philadelphia, pa virtual globetrotting. Struck from the naval vessel register 1 september 1961, she was returned to the maritime administration and placed in the national defense reserve fleet and berthed at beaumont, texas. Inchon was redesignated a mine countermeasures command and support ship, mcs. Inchon was converted to a mine countermeasures support ship in 1996, and is now the last of her class in active service.
Uss inchon mcs 12 formerly lph 12 decommissioned sunk as a target uss inchon was the last ship in the iwo jima class of helicopter carriers. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. There was a main steam rupture that occured in the inchons engine room that killed 12 people. Contract awarded to ingalls shipbuilding, mississippi 8 apr 1968. The mcs uss inchon, mcs 12 is a former lph that has been. On 16 december, inchon and oiler caloosahatchee ao98 were in a minor collision during refueling in rough seas west of italy. Following a sixmonth deployment, inchon remained in home port for only two weeks, before she was called upon to assist in operation support democracy off the coast of haiti. Feb, 2016 iwo jima class uss inchon mcs12, formerly lph12 mcs mine countermeasures command ship. Uss inchon mcs12 underway in the gulf of mexico 2001. Navy military waterproof metal car licence plate covers 1 pic, 6 x 12 in. Apr 30, 2012 buy us navy ship uss inchon lph mcs 12 decal sticker 3. The uss inchon, formerly a centerpiece of the mine warfare command fleet in the u. Uss orion as 18 in 1986 on 15 october 1970, orions homeport changed to charleston, south carolina under the command of submarine squadron four.
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Uss inchon was specifically designed to conduct amphibious force landings by providing helicopter support to transport troops and assist in establishing air superiority in the designated. Uss inchon lphmcs12 was an iwo jimaclass amphibious assault ship of the united states navy named for the battle of inchon, a turning point of the korean war inchon was laid down on 8 april 1968 by ingalls shipbuilding, pascagoula, mississippi with the hull classification number lph12. Mcneil, and commissioned on 17 december 1920, lieutenant commander andrew c. Indonesian navy bo 105 lands on uss inchon mcs12 2001.
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