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USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) Seen

US US Navy

2001-

Wasp class

LH · Assault Carrier

IMO:4681668
MMSI:338813000
Flight Deck:7
Call Sign:NXXG
Shipyard:Ingalls Shipbuilding

Timeline

DateEvent
Feb 28, 1995 Ordered
Dec 12, 1997 Laid down
2001 Homeport Norfolk, Virginia
Mar 25, 2001 Launched
Jun 30, 2001 Commissioned
Sep 4, 2005 Deployment Hurricane Katrina relief efforts
May 26, 2009 Aircraft NYC Fleet Week, VMM-162 MV-22B 165847
Apr 11, 2012 Aircraft MV-22 Osprey 165844 accident
Oct 8, 2016 Deployment HT Port au Prince embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit plus Humanitarian stores and departed Mayport for Haiti, to assist, and then relieve USS Mesa Verde. Hurricane Matthew relief operations
Sep 5, 2017 Mayport Departed Naval Station Mayport, Jacksonville, FL to Norfolk, VA to load 26th MEU elements in support of Hurricane Irma relief operations Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations
Oct 17, 2018 Port Visit IS Reykjavik Harbour Port visit and also 24th MEU exercise at Keflavik and surrounding follow helicopters on board Super Cobra 161017 : 165274 Venom 168042 : 169290 Osprey 168225 : 168330 : 168663 : 168672 Super stallion 161184 : 161989 : 163075 : 164366 : 165243 Seahawk 166354 : 167846
Feb 2021 Deployment departed for 6 month deployment of IJ Ampbious Ready Group, with HSC-26 and VMM-162 (reinforced) embarked. Returned Oct 2021.
Apr 15, 2021 Deployment UK Firth of Clyde operating off west coast of Scottish mainland as Flagship of Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, conducting a RAS with USNS Supply.
Nov 17, 2021 Aircraft VMX-1 CH-53K MV-008 tests in the Atlantic Ocean
Sep 5, 2024 Deployment NS Norfolk escorted by tugs back into NS Norfolk after engineering problems Accident
Jan 3, 2026 Deployment off Caracas undertook Operation Absolute Resolve, supported by USS San Antonio and USS Fort Lauderdale, to remove the President of Venezuela and his wife from Caracas. Absolute Resolve