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'''USS ''Inchon'' (LPH/MCS-12)''', an [[Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship|''Iwo Jima''-class]] [[amphibious assault ship]], was a ship of the [[United States Navy]] named for the [[battle of Inchon]], a turning point of the [[Korean War]].
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'''USS ''Inchon'' (LPH/MCS-12)''', an [[Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship|''Iwo Jima''-class]] [[amphibious assault ship]], was a ship of the [[United States Navy]] named for the [[battle of Inchon]], a turning point of the [[Korean War]].

''Inchon'' (LPH-12) was laid down on [[8 April]] [[1968]] by [[Ingalls Shipbuilding]], [[Pascagoula, Mississippi|Pascagoula, MS]]; [[launched]] on [[24 May]] [[1969]]<!--; sponsored by Mrs. SPONSOR-->; and [[commissioned]] on [[20 June]] [[1970]]<!-- at [[COMMLOC]], RANK CAPTAIN in command-->.
''Inchon'' (LPH-12) was laid down on [[8 April]] [[1968]] by [[Ingalls Shipbuilding]], [[Pascagoula, Mississippi|Pascagoula, MS]]; [[launched]] on [[24 May]] [[1969]]<!--; sponsored by Mrs. SPONSOR-->; and [[commissioned]] on [[20 June]] [[1970]]<!-- at [[COMMLOC]], RANK CAPTAIN in command-->.





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''Inchon'' was decommissioned, [[20 June]] [[2002]], at [[Naval Station Ingleside|NS Ingleside]], [[Texas]].
''Inchon'' was decommissioned, [[20 June]] [[2002]], at [[Naval Station Ingleside|NS Ingleside]], [[Texas]].
She was laid up in the [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]], at [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, PA]]. She was stricken from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] [[24 May]] [[2004]] and sunk, on [[5 December]] 2004 at 36°&nbsp;42.30'&nbsp;N 71°&nbsp;40.00'&nbsp;W, <!--are those really decimal minutes, or minutes and seconds? Sure looks like the latter, especially the "30", which would then be half a minute--> in 2,150&nbsp;[[fathom]]s (3.9&nbsp;km) of water, 207&nbsp;[[nautical mile|NM]] (383&nbsp;km) east of [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach, VA]].
She was laid up in the [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]], at [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, PA]]. She was stricken from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] [[24 May]] [[2004]] and sunk, on [[5 December]] 2004 at 36°&nbsp;42.30'&nbsp;N 71°&nbsp;40.00'&nbsp;W, <!--are those really decimal minutes, or minutes and seconds? Sure looks like the latter, especially the "30", which would then be half a minute--> in 2,150&nbsp;[[fathom]]s (3.9&nbsp;km) of water, 207&nbsp;[[nautical mile|NM]] (383&nbsp;km) east of [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach, VA]].




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Revision as of 04:17, 17 October 2005

USS Inchon (MCS-12)
Career USN Jack
Awarded: 16 June 1966
Laid down: 8 April 1968
Launched: 24 May 1969
Commissioned: 20 June 1970
Decommissioned: 20 June 2002
Struck: 24 May 2004
Fate: sunk, 5 December 2004
General Characteristics
Displacement: 11,000 tons
Length: 592 ft (180 m)
Beam: 84 ft (25.6 m)
Draft: 27 ft (8.2 m)
Propulsion: two 600 lbf/in² (4 MPa) boilers, one geared steam turbine, one shaft, 22,000 shaft horsepower (16 MW)
Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h)
Complement: 667
Armament: 4 3 in (76 mm) 50 AA guns, (modifications) two Phalanx CIWS added
Aircraft: 25 helicopters

USS Inchon (LPH/MCS-12), an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the battle of Inchon, a turning point of the Korean War.

Inchon (LPH-12) was laid down on 8 April 1968 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS; launched on 24 May 1969; and commissioned on 20 June 1970.


Inchon was redesignated a Mine Countermeasures Command and Support Ship, MCS-12, 6 March 1995, and converted at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS. between March 1995 and 28 May 1996. She was assigned to the Active Naval Reserve Force, 30 September 1996. On October 30, 2001 she suffered an engine room fire while tied up pierside and severe damage was done to her propulsion; the decision was made at that time to decommission her rather than repair her.

Inchon was decommissioned, 20 June 2002, at NS Ingleside, Texas. She was laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, at Philadelphia, PA. She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register 24 May 2004 and sunk, on 5 December 2004 at 36° 42.30' N 71° 40.00' W, in 2,150 fathoms (3.9 km) of water, 207 NM (383 km) east of Virginia Beach, VA.




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