LPH-2 USS Iwo Jima

1961 to 1993

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Iwo Jima class
LH - Assault Carrier

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Flight Deck:	2
Call Sign:	NXXG
Shipyard:	Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company

See Also:	LH Wasp class LHD-7

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History of LPH-2 USS Iwo Jima
1959-apr-2	Laid down	at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA
1960-sep-17	Launched
1961-aug-26	Commissioned
1970-apr-17	Deployment	Apollo 13 splashdown primary Apollo 13 recovery Apollo XIII splashdown recovery assigned as Flagship for Task Force 130, operating 300nm west of Cook Islands for Apollo XIII recovery
1980-oct-19	Port Visit	Liverpool Docks, UK
1985-nov-17	Aircraft	Eastern Mediterranean accident during VERTREP with UH-46D 152565
1992-apr	Aircraft	asg UH-1N 158264
1993-jul-14	Decommissioned
1993-sep-24	Struck
1995-dec-18	Fate: scrapped	sold fro scrap, but Island retained as museum exhibit in Texas

Specifications

from Iwo Jima class
660	crew
2100	troops
11000	light (tn)
18400	full load (tn)
180	length (m)
26	beam (m)
8.20	draught (m)
22	max speed (knots)
22000	power (shp)



2	Naval Engine boilers
1	Naval Engine steam turbines



2	Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm

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