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USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64), Boiler Room Fire, 6 November 1961

On November 6, 1961, the Kitty Hawk class aircraft carrier, USS Constellation (CV 64) experienced a fire in a boiler room due to a broken oil pipe while conducting sea trials off the coast of New York. There were 4 personnel casualties and 9 injuries reported.