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USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7)

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Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship (Multi-Purpose):
  • Laid down, 3 November 1997, at Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. Pascagoula. MS.
  • Launched, 2 February 2000
  • Commissioned USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), 30 June, 2001 at Pensacola, FL
  • USS Iwo Jima is assigned to the US Atlantic Fleet, Amphibious Squadron 6, homeported at Norfolk, VA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 40,358 tons (fl.)
    Length 844'
    Beam 105'
    Speed 20 kts.+
    Complement 104 Officer, 1004 Enlisted
    Marine Force 1894 (plus 184 surge)
    Armament
    two RAM launchers
    two NATO Sea Sparrow launchers
    two 20mm Phalanx (CIWS) mounts
    four .50cal. machine guns
    four 25mm Mk 38 machine guns
    Aircraft
    twelve CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopters
    four CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopters
    six AV-8B Harrier attack aircraft
    three UH-1N Huey helicopters
    four AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters
    planned capability to embark MV-22 Osprey VTOL tilt-rotors
    Power Plant
    two 600 psi boilers
    two geared steam turbines
    two shafts
    70,000 total shaft horsepower
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    Iwo Jima 73k Iwo Jima Memorial, Arlington, VA.
    Official US Marine Corps Photo, by CPL B. M. Richman.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Iwo Jima 29k Iwo Jima (LHD-7) on her floating launch pontoon.
    US Navy photo    		 USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) web site
    Iwo Jima 15k Iwo Jima (LHD-7) in her floating drydock ready for launch.
    US Navy photo    		 USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) web site
    Iwo Jima 19k Iwo Jima (LHD-7) after launching 4 February 2000.
    US Navy photo    		 USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) web site
    Iwo Jima 108k Iwo Jima (LHD-7) being moved to her fitting out dock.
    US Navy photo    		 USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) web site
    Iwo Jima 459k USCG Cutter Eagle passes USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) on the Hudson River during Fleet Week 2002 in New York Harbor, 22 May 2002.
    US Navy photo # 1-HR-020522-N-3235P-513 for the Navy Newsstand web site    		 Bernard A. Cardali
    Iwo Jima 62k USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) pulls into pier 88 after sailing up the Hudson River to kick off Fleet Week 2002 in New York City, 22 May 2002.
    US Navy photo # 1-HR-020522-N-3235P-501 for the Navy Newsstand web site    		 Bernard A. Cardali
    Iwo Jima 128k USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) steams back to Norfolk, VA. after conducting training in the Atlantic Ocean in preparation for their upcoming deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
    US Navy photo # 030205-N-8822C-013 by PH1 Peter Cline.    		 Navy Newsstand
    Iwo Jima 55k USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) on her first visit to Valletta Port, Malta. 8 May 2003 Photo by Anthony Vella, Senglea, Malta
    Iwo Jima 57k USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) on her first visit to Valletta Port, Malta. 8 May 2003 Photo by Anthony Vella, Senglea, Malta
    Iwo Jima 54k USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) berthed at Laboratory Wharf, Malta on 10 May 2003. Photo by Anthony Vella, Senglea, Malta
    Iwo Jima 68k USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) underway along Oslow Bay area off the coast of Camp LeJeune, N.C., 17 May 2005. An SH-60 Seahawk helicopter flies near the ship during a Capability Exercise with the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade.
    US Navy photo # 050517-N-7554J-005 by PH3 Steve Jones, 17 May 2005.    		 US Navy Newsstand
    Iwo Jima 37k Invitation to tour USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) while on a port visit to Portland, ME., 3 July 2005. Chet Morris
    Iwo Jima 46k USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) Sailors man the rails as the ship arrives in the port of Portland, ME. Iwo Jima was visiting Maine by special invitation from the city of Portland for the July 4th weekend.
    US Navy photo # 050702-N-6204K-012 by PH3 Christian Knoell.    		 Chet Morris
    Iwo Jima 88k USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) pierside, Portland, ME., 4 July 2005.
    Photo by Russ Yeaton.    		 Chet Morris
    Iwo Jima 60k USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) departing, Portland, ME., 5 July 2005. Chet Morris
    Iwo Jima 105k US Marine Corps UH-1N Huey helicopters conduct flight operations from the deck of USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), 6 September 2005. Iwo Jima in the port of New Orleans serving as the command and control center for Joint Task Force Katrina, the combined military effort to provide aid for the areas hit by Hurricane Katrina. The Navy's involvement in the Hurricane Katrina humanitarian assistance operations is led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense.
    US Navy photo # 050906-N-4781D-005 by PH3 Bradley Dawson.    		 Chet Morris
    Iwo Jima 101k USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), sits pier side in New Orleans in support of Hurricane Katrina humanitarian assistance operations, 10 September 2005.
    US Navy photo # 050910-N-8933S-001 by PH2 Robert Jay Stratchko.    		 Chet Morris
    Iwo Jima 66k USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) underway in the Gulf of Mexico to avoid Hurricane Rita, 21 September 2005. Iwo Jima has been berthed at New Orleans in support of Hurricane Katrina humanitarian assistance operations.
    US Navy photo # 050517-N-7554J-005    		 Jack Treutle
    Arctic 85k USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) pulls alongside USNS Arctic (T-AOE-8) during a replenishment at sea (RAS), somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, 11 June 2006.
    US Navy photo # 060611-N-6403R-004 by PHAN Joshua T. Rodriguez, US Navy News Stand.    		 Lee Wahler
    Iwo Jima 236k USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) moored at the Packer Avenue terminal in Philadelphia, PA., 5 November 2007. Note the two MV-22 Ospreys and Harrier on the forward end of the flight deck. Photo by Dave Wright
    Iwo Jima 1665k USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) underway conducting training in preparation for an upcoming deployment.
    US Navy photo # 080312-N-6282K-045 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 12, 2008) by MC3 Bryant A. Kurowski.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Iwo Jima 459k USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG-61) and the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) are moored pier side in Ft. Lauderdale, FL., 1 May 2008, for Fleet Week Port Everglades. During Fleet Week, more than 2,500 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen will participate in a number of community outreach activities as well as enjoy the hospitality and tourism South Florida has to offer.
    US Navy photo # 080501-N-1082Z-051 PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. (May 1, 2008) by MC2 Jason R. Zalasky.    		 Lee Wahler
    Iwo Jima 2309k USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) pulls away after a replenishment at sea with the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG-61), 14 May 2008. Iwo Jima and Ramage are participating in the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group integration training.
    US Navy photo # 080514-N-1082Z-039 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2008) by MC2 Jason R. Zalasky.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) Memorabilia
    Iwo Jima

    2000
    Christening Coin
    Contributed by Robert M. Cieri    		 Iwo Jima

    25 March 2000
    Christening Program
    Contributed by Robert M. Cieri    		 Iwo Jima

    30 June 2001
    Commissioning Program
    Contributed by Robert M. Cieri    		 Iwo Jima

    Bag containing sand
    from Iwo Jima
    Contributed by Robert M. Cieri    		 Iwo Jima

    Remembrance Ceremony
    Program
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