1970 to 2002    

LPH-12 USS Inchon

US US Navy





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Shipyard: Ingalls Shipbuilding





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History of US USS Inchon LPH-12

1966-jun-16OrderedOrdered
1968-apr-08Laid downLaid down
1969-may-24LaunchedLaunched
1970-jun-20CommissionedCommissioned NS Norfolk at NS Norfolk.
1972-nov-22DeploymentDeployment RP Subic Bay Harbour Departed Norfolk, goto Hawaii to pickup helo squadron for Operation End Sweep clearing mines from North Vietnam major harbors and coastal waterways. Relieve USS Tripoli on Subic Bay as she was having Engineering problems at the time.
1974-julDeploymentDeployment Partition of Cyprus detached from US 6th Fleet in Mediterannean and ordered off Cyrprus to support and if neccesary evacuate US Nationals in aftermath of Turkish invasion of the island. Operated in support of USS Forrestal. HMM-162 and HMH-362 embarked.
1995-marRefitRefit until May96 conv to Mine Countermeasures Command and Support Ship
1995-mar-06 redesignated MCS-12
2002-jun-20DecommissionedDecommissioned
2004-dec-05Fate: sunkFate: sunk as a target



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  Specifications


Iwo Jima class
660crew
2100troops
11000light (tn)
18400full load (tn)
180length (m)
26beam (m)
8.20draught (m)
22max speed (knots)
22000power (shp)

2Naval Engine boilers
1Naval Engine steam turbines

2Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm

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US USMC Bell 209 AH-1 Cobra 40
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US Ingalls Shipbuilding,




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