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
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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 |
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