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 1993. Scrapped 1995.
USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. She was commissioned into active service in 2001 and is still in service today.
List of ships with the same or similar names
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of the United States Navy have been named USSIwoJima, in memory of the Battle of IwoJima. USSIwoJima (CV-46) was to be a Essex-class aircraft carrier...
IwoJima, now officially romanized Iōtō (硫黄島, "Sulfur Island"), is one of the Japanese Volcano Islands, which lie south of the Bonin Islands and together...
Raising the Flag on IwoJima (Japanese: 硫黄島の星条旗, Hepburn: Iōtō no Seijōki, lit. 'The Stars and Stripes on Iōtō') is an iconic photograph of six United...
The Battle of IwoJima (19 February – 26 March 1945) was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and United States Navy (USN) landed...
Letters from IwoJima (硫黄島からの手紙, Iōjima Kara no Tegami) is a 2006 Japanese-language American war film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood, starring...
southeast of American Samoa and 6.5 km (3.5 nmi) from the recovery ship, USSIwoJima. Although fatigued, the crew was in good condition except for Haise,...
group was assigned sooner. The USSIwoJima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), consisting of IwoJima, USS New York and USS Fort McHenry relocated to Mayport...
donation hold) USS Peleliu – (In Reserve) IwoJima-class amphibious assault ship (LPH) USSIwoJimaUSS Okinawa USS Guadalcanal USS Guam USS Tripoli – (Converted...
performance as Marilyn. In the film, Lovell has a cameo as the captain of the USSIwoJima. He can be seen as the naval officer shaking Hanks' hand, as Hanks speaks...
Naval Base IwoJima was a naval base built by United States Navy on the Japanese Volcano Island of IwoJima during and after the Battle of IwoJima, that started...
2010. Visiting ships included: USSIwoJimaUSS Philippine Sea USS James E. Williams USS De Wert USS Tempest USS Monsoon USS Squall USCGC Campbell USCGC Abbie...
United States Navy captain. As the skipper of the amphibious assault ship USSIwoJima in 1970, he was responsible for the recovery of the Apollo 13 spacecraft...
Suribachiyama) is a 169-metre (554 ft)-high mountain on the southwest end of IwoJima in the northwest Pacific Ocean under the administration of Ogasawara Subprefecture...
reserve with the IwoJima Amphibious Ready Group, which consisted of the amphibious assault ships USSIwoJima, USS New York, and USS Gunston Hall. They...
carrier - Scrapped USS Guam – IwoJima class - Sunk in SINKEX USS Tripoli – IwoJima class – Scrapped USS New Orleans – IwoJima class - Sunk in SINKEX...
Richard (LHD-6), scrapped after a 12 July 2020 pierside fire USSIwoJima (LHD-7) [A] USS Makin Island (LHD-8) [A] The Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH)...
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