USS Iwo Jima

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Iwo Jima, in memory of the Battle of Iwo Jima.


 * USS Iwo Jima (CV-46) was to be a Essex-class aircraft carrier, but construction was canceled in August 1945 and scrapped 1949.
 * USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) was the lead ship of the Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ships, she served from 1961 to 1993. Scrapped 1995.
 * USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. She was commissioned into active service in 2001 and is still in service today.