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.
| General Characteristics: |
Keel Laid: April 8, 1968 |
| Launched: May 24, 1969 |
| Commissioned: June 20, 1970 |
| Decommissioned: June 20, 2002 |
| Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, West
Bank, Pascagoula, Miss. |
| Propulsion System: Two 600 PSI Steam
Boilers, 1 shaft, 22,000 shaft horsepower |
| Propellers: one |
| Length: 603, 65 feet (184 meters) |
| Beam: 104 feet (31.7 meters) |
| Draft: 25,9 feet (7.9 meters) |
| Aircraft elevators: two |
| Displacement: approx. 19,500 tons full
load |
| Speed: 21 knots |
| Aircraft: 2 UH-46D Sea Knight
Helicopters and 8 MH-53E Sea Stallion Helicopters |
| Armament: two Phalanx CIWS, four MK-38
25mm Chain Guns, four .50 cal lightweight guns, Stinger missiles |
| Additional Equipment: six MK-105 mine
sweeping sleds |
| Crew: 122 officers, 1,321 enlisted |
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