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Iwo Jima-class Amphibious Assault Ships


Construction Data


Dimensions


Displacement Length Beam Draft

Propulsion


Machinery: 2 boilers, one geared steam turbine, one shaft
Speed: 22 knots
Range/Endurance:

Personnel


Ship's Company: 667
Marine Force: 2,157

Flight Deck


Elevators: 2, 1 ea port/starboard
Catapults:
Arresting Gear:

Armament


Weapons: 4x 3"/50cal AA guns
Aircraft: 25 helicopters of assorted types


Refits


Two of the 3" guns were removed; replaced with 2x 8-cell Sea Sparrow launchers and 2x 20mm Phalanx mounts

Notes


The Iwo Jima-class was not equipped to carry or operate landing craft.

Ships in Class

LPH-2 USS Iwo Jima LPH-3 USS Okinawa LPH-7 USS Guadalcanal LPH-9 USS Guam LPH-10 USS Tripoli LPH-11 USS New Orleans LPH-12 USS Inchon

Sources

Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ] Haze Gray & Underway [ World Wide Web icon ]