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USS INCHON (LPH 12), Boiler Explosion, 7 October 1981

On October 7, 1981, the Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship, USS Inchon (LPH 12) experienced a boiler explosion while preparing to get underway from Naval Station Norfolk, VA