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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 .
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Okinawa, in honor of the Battle of Okinawa. The first USS Okinawa (CVE-127) was to be an escort carrier, but was cancelled before completion. The second USS Okinawa (LPH-3) was an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship in service from 1962 to 1992.
In February 1980 the USS Okinawa task force, already with Marine Cobra gunship and Harrier attack aircraft from California, made port at Pearl Harbor to take aboard the final elements of the MEU which consisted of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3), helicopters from MAG-24, Force Recon, and Marine Amphibious Unit Service Support Group 31 (MSSG-31 ...
USS Missouri (BB-63) is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy (USN) in the 1940s and is a museum ship.Completed in 1944, she is the last battleship commissioned by the United States.
During the naval battle, which started before the amphibious landings on Okinawa on 1 April, USS Franklin suffered over 800 killed and missing and USS Bunker Hill suffered 396 killed and missing. These were the first and third largest loss of life on damaged or sunken American aircraft carriers during World War II.
Naval Base Okinawa, now Naval Facility Okinawa, is a number of bases built after the Battle of Okinawa by United States Navy on Okinawa Island, Japan. The naval bases were built to support the landings on Okinawa on April 1, 1945, and the troops fighting on Okinawa. The Navy repaired and did expansion of the airfields on Okinawa.
[14]: 56–7 A Marine AH-1J SeaCobra ran out of fuel while searching for USS Okinawa and ditched at sea; the two crew members were rescued by a boat from USS Kirk. [ 10 ] : 201 CH-46F Swift 1–4 of HMM-164 from USS Hancock flown by Captain William C. Nystul [ 32 ] and First Lieutenant Michael J. Shea [ 33 ] crashed into the sea on its approach ...
*USS LSM-59: Landing Ship Air Attack, kamikaze strike while towing USS Barry, sank in 4 minutes 2 8 22 Jun 45 USS LSM-213: Landing Ship Air Attack, kamikaze strike at Kimmu Wan, hull damage [23] 3 10 22 Jun 45 USS LST-534: Landing Ship Tank Air Attack, While offloading on Nagagusuku Wan, kamikaze hit bow doors, tank deck [23] 3 35 29 Jul 45 ...