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USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) (landing helicopter dock) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy. The ship was named for the Battle of Iwo Jima of World War II. The ship was commissioned in 2001 and is in service.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Iwo Jima, in memory of the Battle of Iwo Jima. USS Iwo Jima (CV-46) was to be a Essex-class aircraft carrier, but construction was canceled in August 1945 and scrapped 1949. USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) was the lead ship of the Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ships, she served from 1961 to ...
The Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy were the first amphibious assault ships designed and built as dedicated helicopter carriers, capable of operating up to 20 helicopters to carry up to 1,800 marines ashore. [1] They were named for battles featuring the United States Marine Corps, starting with the Battle of ...
On 17 April 1970, Iwo Jima was the flagship of Task Force 130 that waited for the Apollo 13 spaceship's astronauts after their memorable "successful failure" mission and splashdown near American Samoa. In the 1995 film Apollo 13, Iwo Jima was played by her sister ship, New Orleans (LPH-11).
The United States Navy built nearly 1,200 tank landing ships, classified as "Landing Ship, Tank" or "LST", from the World War II-era up through the early 1970s. [46] The Newport class , which entered service in 1969, would be the last class built and the only class capable of exceeding 20 knots.
The United States Navy has commissioned two ships with the name USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) (1961–1993) and USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) (2001–present). The first large scale reunion on the island was held in 1970 on the 25th anniversary of the battle.
USS Okinawa (LPH–3) was the second Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship assigned the name "Okinawa", in honor of the World War II Battle of Okinawa.
Naval Base Iwo Jima was a naval base built by United States Navy on the Japanese Volcano Island of Iwo Jima during and after the Battle of Iwo Jima, that started on February 19, 1945. The naval base was built to support the landings on Iwo Jima; the troops fighting on Iwo Jima; and the repair and expansion of the airfields on Iwo Jima.