USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2)
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| Aircraft carried | 25 helicopters |
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| Decommissioned | 14 July 1993 |
| Commissioned | 26 August 1961 |
| Troops | 2,000 |
| Fate | Scrapped 18 December 1995 |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h) |
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| ID | 3099651 |
About USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2)
USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) was the lead ship of her class and type—the first ship to be designed and built from the keel up as an amphibious assault ship. She carried helicopters and an embarked USMC detachment for use in the Navy's "vertical envelopment" concept of amphibious operations.