Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ships Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ships The Iwo Jima-class helicopter landing platform ships (LPH) of the United States Navy were the first amphibious assault ships designed and built as dedicated helicopter carriers, capable of operating up to 20 helicopters to carry up to 1,800 marines ashore. They were named for battles featuring the United States Marine Corps, starting with the Battle of Iwo Jima. The first ship of the class was commissioned in 1961, and the last was decommissioned in 2002. ...more on Wikipedia about "Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship"
The second USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7), an Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship, was launched by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 16 March 1963, sponsored by Mrs. David Shoup, wife of General Shoup, the former Commandant of the Marine Corps; and commissioned 20 July 1963, Captain Dale K. Peterson in command. ...more on Wikipedia about "USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7)"
The third USS Guam (LPH-9), an Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship, was laid down by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 15 November 1962; launched 22 August 1964; sponsored by Mrs. Vaughn H. Emory Green; and commissioned 16 January 1965, Captain N. E. Thurmon in command. She is the third US Navy ship to carry the name, after the island of Guam. ...more on Wikipedia about "USS Guam (LPH-9)"
USS Inchon (LPH/MCS-12), an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the battle of Inchon, a turning point of the Korean War. ...more on Wikipedia about "USS Inchon (LPH-12)"
USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) was the lead ship of her class—the first ship to be designed and built from the keel up as an amphibious assault ship. She carried helicopters and a detachment of embarked Marines for use in the Navy's "vertical envelopment" concept of amphibious operations. Iwo Jima was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of Iwo Jima. ...more on Wikipedia about "USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2)"
USS New Orleans (LPH-11), an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship named for the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. ...more on Wikipedia about "USS New Orleans (LPH-11)"
USS Okinawa (LPH–3) was laid down 1 April 1960 (15th anniversary of the invasion of Okinawa) by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; launched 19 August 1961; sponsored by Mrs. John L. McClellan, wife of Arkansas Senator John L. McClellan; and commissioned 14 April 1962, Capt. William E. Lemos in command. She was the second Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship. ...more on Wikipedia about "USS Okinawa (LPH-3)" Are you ready for www.shortopedia.com?
The second USS Tripoli (LPH-10), an Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship, was laid down on 15 June 1964 at Pascagoula, Mississippi, by the Ingalls Ship building Corporation; launched on 31 July 1965; sponsored by Mrs. Jane Gates, the wife of General Clifton B. Gates, former Commandant of the Marine Corps; and commissioned on 6 August 1966 at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Capt. Henry Suerstedt, Jr., in command. She was named for the Tripoli War. ...more on Wikipedia about "USS Tripoli (LPH-10)"
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