USS Inchon (LPH/MCS-12) was an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy in service from 1970 to 2002. Following a major fire, she was laid up and sunk as a target in 2004.

2002年6月20日 · On 9 July 1975, more than 100 sailors and marines from Inchon and amphibious transport dock Shreveport (LPD-12) fought a fire on board a Spanish merchant vessel at Palma de Mallorca, Spain. On 16 December, Inchon and oiler Caloosahatchee (AO-98) were in a minor collision during refueling in rough seas west of Italy.

USS Inchon (LPH-12) anchored in Haiphong Harbor, North Vietnam, 20 June 1973, while participating in "Operation End Sweep". A Boeing-Vertol CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter is flying off the ship's port side.

The USS INCHON (LPH-12), an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship, was commissioned on 20 JUN 1970. Built in Pascagoula, MS, INCHON was the last of the "Iwo Jimas". Assigned to the Atlantic Amphibious Force, INCHON circumnavigate the world in 1972-1973.

USS INCHON was the last ship in the IWO JIMA class of helicopter carriers. 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. Helicopter detachments that embarked aboard INCHON included the.

On 9 July 1975, more than 100 sailors and marines from Inchon and amphibious transport dock Shreveport (LPD-12) fought a fire on board a Spanish merchant vessel at Palma de Mallorca, Spain. On 16...

USS Inchon (LPH-12) played a key role in Operation Sharp Edge in 1990, performing evacuation operations during Liberia’s civil war. Shortly afterwards, USS Inchon (LPH-12) patrolled the...

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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.

The purposes of the Association are to honor and preserve the history and memory of the USS Inchon, its Naval crews and embarked Marines; to foster and strengthen the fraternal, civic and patriotic ties among shipmates; to memorialize departed shipmates who served in USS Inchon; to render financial aid or other support to appropriate qualified h...