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Iwo Jima-class Amphibious Assault Ships

LPH-2 USS Iwo Jima


Highlights of Ship's Service History



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

Photo source: Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
30 Jan 1958
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Contract awarded to the U. S. Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound, WA
2 Apr 1959
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Keel laid
17 Sep 1960
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Launched
26 Aug 1961
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Commissioned
17 Apr 1970
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Flagship of Task Force 130 for the recovery of Apollo 13
14 Jul 1993
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Decommissioned
24 Sep 1993
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Stricken from the Navy List
18 Dec 1995
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Sold for scrap to International Shipbreaking, Ltd., Brownsville, TX

Sources

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U. S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] United States Naval Vessel Register  [ Flag of United States ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] Haze Gray & Underway [ World Wide Web icon ]