SHIPBOARD DAMAGE CONTROL, PERSONNEL PROTECTION, FIREFIGHTING AND CBR-D
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USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64), Fire, 10 July 1971

On July 10, 1971, the Kitty Hawk class aircraft carrier, USS Constellation (CV 64) suffered a machinery room fire while moored at San Diego, CA. The fire took one hour to extinguish. There were no personnel casualties or injuries reported.