Iwo Jima-class Amphibious Assault Ships

LPH-2 USS Iwo Jima

Highlights of Ship's Service History

USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) off the coast of South Vietnam, 1965. Photo by LT. Richard Dawson aboard USS Renville.

Photo source: Wikipedia

30 Jan 1958

Contract awarded to the U. S. Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound, WA

2 Apr 1959

Keel laid

17 Sep 1960

Launched

26 Aug 1961

Commissioned

17 Apr 1970

Flagship of Task Force 130 for the recovery of Apollo 13

14 Jul 1993

Decommissioned

24 Sep 1993

Stricken from the Navy List

18 Dec 1995

Sold for scrap to International Shipbreaking, Ltd., Brownsville, TX

Sources
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U. S. Naval Historical Center United States Naval Vessel Register Wikipedia NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy Haze Gray & Underway