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	Ruminating Dude
		The ship's captain was a Navy aviator, similar to a "regular" aircraft carrier and in keeping with the ship's primary raison d’être, which was aviation focused.
		The higher up in class rank you were the more options you had to for going to what you wanted to go, wherever that might be, and running in essentially in the middle of the pack didn't leave many options, though getting on the west coast wasn't that hard.
		Jouett was one of 9 Belknap class cruisers, which meant she had a single 5" gun aft and a double-armed missile mount forward (in the lingo of the day a "double-armed bandit".).
	ruminatingdude.blogspot.com /2006/02/my-first-year-in-navy-iwo-jima-class.html (759 words)

	All Wood Wings: Amphibious Assault Ships, LPH Iwo Jima Class, LPH-11 New Orleans - quality ship models crafted from wood
		Amphibious Assault Ships are designed to maintain what the Marine Corps calls "tactical integrity" - getting a balanced force to the same place at the same time.
		The Iwo Jima Class (LPH) of Amphibious Assault Ships were designed to transport fully-equipped Marines into combat areas and land them by helicopter at designated inland points.
		The ships were capable of supporting a 1700 person Marine Battalion Landing Team, its armament, vehicles, equipment and a reinforced squadron of transport helicopters and various support personnel.
	www.allwoodwings.com /Ships/Military/Amphibious/4,LPH,IwoJimaClass.htm (182 words)

	The Ship
		Iwo Jima's main duty during the tests was to evacuation of non-essential personnel from Johnston Island during a test and then returning them to the island after the test.
		The ship was commissioned on June 30, 2001 at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL and arrived at it's homeport of Norfolk, VA in August of 2001.
		USS Iwo Jima is the second U.S. naval ship to be named such; the first, decommissioned in Jamuary 1993 was the lead ship of the Iwo Jima class of amphibious assault ships.
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	Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship - Biocrawler
		The Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ships were built as dedicated helicopter carriers, capable of operating up to 20 helicopters to carry up to 1,800 Marines ashore.
		The last ship of the class was decommissioned in 1998
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	Naval Technology - LHD Wasp Class - Amphibious Assault Ships
		The other ships of the class are: USS Essex (LHD 2) commissioned in October 1992; USS Kearsage (LHD 3) October 1993; USS Boxer (LHD 4) February 1995; USS Batan (LHD 5) September 1997; USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Aug 1998 and USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) June 2001.
		Wasp Class vessels, USS Bonhomme Richard, Boxer and Iwo Jima were deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
		The ship's assault support system synchronises the simultaneous horizontal and vertical flow of troops, cargo and vehicles throughout the ship, for insertion of forces ashore via helicopters, landing craft and amphibious vehicles.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/wasp (1086 words)

	Program Executive Office Ships - Amphibious Ships
		Amphibious Assault Ships are designed to embark, land and support Marine expeditionary forces for extended periods of time.
		The U.S. Navy currently operates two classes of "big deck" Amphibious Assault Ships: the LHA 1 Tarawa class and the LHD 1 Wasp class.
		The LHA(R) amphibious assault ship is designed specifically to meet future Navy-Marine Corps requirements, able to support the expanded capability of 21st century expeditionary strike platforms such as the MV-22 Osprey helicopter and the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter airplanes.
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	Amphibious Ships
		Iwo Jima Class (LPH-2,3,9,10,11, 12): USS Iwo Jima LPH-2, USS Okinawa LPH-3, USS Guadalcanal LPH-7, USS Guam LPH-9, USS Tripoli LPH-10, USS New Orleans LPH-11, USS Inchon LPH-12
		Austin Class (LPD-4 thru 15): USS Austin LPD4, USS Ogden LPD5, USS Duluth LPD6, USS Cleveland LPD7, USS Dubuque LPD8, USS Denver LPD9, USS Juneau LPD10, USS Coronado LPD 11 AND AGF11, USS Shreveport LPD12, USS Nashville LPD13, USS Trenton LPD14, USS Ponce LPD15
		Alamosa Class Cargo ship (AK-156 thru AK-220):AK-156 Alamosa, AK-157 Alcona, AK-158 Amador, AK-159 Antrim, AK-160 Autauga, AK-161 Beaverhead, AK-162 Beltrami, AK-163 Blount, AK-164 Brevard, AK-165 Bullock, AK-166 Cabell, AK-167 Caledonia, AK-168 Charlevoix, AK-169 Chatham, AK-170 Chicot, AK-171 Claiborne, AK-172 Clarion,
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	Amphibious assault ship
		The amphibious assault ship, usually called an amphib, is a class of warship employed by the United States Navy.
		Modern U.S. Navy amphibious assault ships are called upon to perform as primary landing ships for assault operations of Marine expeditionary units.
		The lead ship, USS Wasp (LHD 1), was commissioned in July 1989 in Norfolk, Virginia.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/am/Amphib.html (340 words)

	LHD - Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship
		Amphibious warships are uniquely designed to support assault from the sea against defended positions ashore.
		The lead ship, USS Wasp (LHD-1), was commissioned in July 1989 in Norfolk, VA. The Guam (LPH 9), the last of the Iwo Jima Class, was decommissioned August 25, 1998.
		Modern U.S. Navy amphibious assault ships are called upon to perform as primary landing ships for assault operations of Marine expeditionary units.
	tech.military.com /equipment/view/89181/lhd---wasp-class-amphibious-assault-ship.html (178 words)

	Newest amphibious assault ship Iwo Jima (LHD 7) christened (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Iwo Jima became the second amphibious warship named to honor the enduring legacy of the heroic participants who fought and dedicated their lives to the United States in the February 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima.
		The first ship named for the battle, Iwo Jima (LPH 2), was the lead ship of the LPH class of amphibious assault ships.
		It was built in the early 1960s as the first "keel-up" amphibious assault ship and was decommissioned in January 1993.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/docs/000327-lhd-7-navnews.htm (361 words)

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		IWO JIMA becomes the second U.S. Navy amphibious warship named to honor the enduring legacy of the heroic participants who fought and dedicated their lives to the United States in the Feb.
		The first ship named for the battle, IWO JIMA (LPH 2), was the lead ship of the LPH class of amphibious assault ships, built in the early 1960s as the first “keel-up” amphibious assault ship, and was decommissioned in Jan.
		IWO JIMA is the 7th of Wasp class amphibious assault ships.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/amphibs/iwo_jima/christen.txt (495 words)

	Navy to Commission Amphibious Assault Ship Iwo Jima US Department of Defense - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The first Iwo Jima (LPH 2) was built in the early 1960s as the first "keel-up" amphibious assault ship and was the lead ship of the LPH class.
		Iwo Jima is the seventh of the Wasp class amphibious assault ships.
		Iwo Jima is armed with two NATO Sea Sparrow surface missile systems for anti-air warfare protection, two rolling airframe missile systems and two Phalanx close-in-weapons systems mounts to counter threats from low flying aircraft.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_pden/is_200106/ai_953700175 (485 words)

	LHDN-10 Tripoli class Multi Role Amphibious Assault Ships
		Amphibious carriers had become capable of operating as strike platforms with the introduction of the Harrier VSTOL fighter and had become even more potent with the introduction of the Joint Strike Fighter in its short take off and landing version.
		Because the ship might be required to act in anti-submarine warfare roles, the vessel carries a hull sonar but does not carry a towed array sonar.
		The ship was designed with troop support as one of its primary purposes and has the capacity for 500 patients and has a full operating room.
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		The first Iwo Jima (LPH 2) was built in the early 1960s as the first "keel-up" amphibious assault ship and was the lead ship of the LPH class.
		Iwo Jima can accommodate three landing craft air cushion, a squadron of AV-8B Harrier II aircraft, and a full range of Navy/Marine Corps helicopters and amphibious vehicles to perform sea control and limited power projection missions.
		Iwo Jima is armed with two NATO Sea Sparrow surface missile systems for anti-air warfare protection, two rolling airframe missile systems and two Phalanx close-in-weapons systems mounts to counter threats from low flying aircraft.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/amphibs/iwo_jima/commissi.txt (399 words)

	LPH-2 IWO JIMA class - Navy Ships
		The ships are capable of supporting a Marine Batallion Landing Team, it's armament, vehicles, equipment and a reinforced squadron of transport helicopters and various support personnel.
		The hulk was sold as scrap in August of 1996 for $140,000 to Mystic Shipping and Trading Co. and she was towed to New Orleans.
		Inchon was converted from an amphibious assault ship to a dedicated command, control and support ship for mine countermeasures operations.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/lph-2.htm (569 words)

	U.S. Navy, Marine Corps to Commission Seventh Northrop Grumman LHD Amphibious Assault Ship
		As the centerpiece of an amphibious ready group, an LHD is fully capable of amphibious assault, advance force and special purpose operations, as well as noncombatant evacuation and other humanitarian missions.
		The first ship named for the battle, LPH 2, was the lead ship of the LPH class of amphibious assault ships, built in the 1960's as the first "keel-up" amphibious assault ship, and decommissioned in January 1993.
		The LHD Class is the sixth amphibious assault ship program in which Ingalls Shipbuilding has been involved since the early 1950's.
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	IWO JIMA CLASS (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Iwo Jima was the world's first ship designed and constructed specifically to operate helicopters.
		Iwo Jima was authorized in the FY 1958 new construction program, Okinawa in the FY 1959, Guadalcanal in the FY 1960, Guam in the FY 1962, Tripoli in the FY 1963, New Orleans in the FY 1965, and Inchon in the FY 1966.
		Each ship had two deck-edge lifts, one to port opposite the bridge and one to starboard aft of island.
	home.earthlink.net /~p51ace/NavySpace/Vessels/IwoJimaClass/index.html (328 words)

	DefenseLink News Release: SECRETARY OF THE NAVY NAMES NEW AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP USS IWO JIMA
		USS Iwo Jima will be the second U.S. naval ship to be named such; the first, decommissioned in January 1993 was the lead ship of the Iwo Jima class of amphibious assault ships.
		The principal mission of Wasp Class ships is to enable the Navy/Marine Corps team accomplish a seamless transition from the sea to a land campaign and conduct prompt, sustained combat operations at sea, as the centerpiece of the Navy's strategy Forward...From the Sea.
		A Wasp class amphibious assault ship is fully capable of amphibious assault, advance force and special purpose operations, as well as non-combatant evacuation and other humanitarian missions.
	www.defenselink.mil /releases/1997/b06101997_bt305-97.html (608 words)

	LHDN-10 Tripoli class Multi Role Amphibious Assault Ships
		The Wasp class multi-purpose amphibious assault ships were badly obsolete and needed to be replaced.
		Amphibious carriers had become capable of operating as strike platforms with the introduction of the Harrier VSTOL fighter and had become even more potent with the introduction of the Joint Strike Fighter in its short take off and landing version.
		Because the ship might be required to act in anti-submarine warfare roles, the vessel carries a hull sonar but does not carry a towed array sonar.
	www.kitsune.addr.com /Rifts/Rifts-Pre-Rifts-Vehicles/United_States/US_LHDN-10_Tripoli_Assault_Ship.htm (2619 words)

	U.S. Navy commissions seventh Ingalls-built LHD
		"IWO JIMAâ€™s entry into the fleet represents the very best cooperation of both the civilian and military components of our armed forces." LHD 7 will now sail to her new homeport, Norfolk, Virginia, where she will become the newest member of Amphibious Group Two.
		To "set the first watch" aboard USS IWO JIMA, the last officer of the deck of LPH 2, retired Navy Lieutenant Martin Levering, passed the ceremonial long glass to LHD 7's first officer of the deck, Chief Boatswains Mate Michael Wallace.
		As the centerpiece of an Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), an LHD is fully capable of amphibious assault, advance force and special purpose operations, as well as noncombatant evacuation and other humanitarian missions.
	www.ss.northropgrumman.com /press/news/01_06_30.html (1272 words)

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		The Wasp is the lead ship of an all-new class of multipurpose amphibious assault ships built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
		Iwo Jima was the site of one of the most important and bitterly fought amphibious operations of World War II.
		USS VICKSBURG is the 23rd TICONDEROGA class guided missile cruiser and the 4th ship of the Navy to bear the name of the Mississippi city along the bluffs of the Mississippi River at the mouth of the Yazoo River.
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	Geocaching Australia - Free and Open Geocaching
		Ship wasn't enough good for battling on the sea, so it is on the harbours for a lot of years.
		The ship on the end is the LPH-11 New Orleans, an Iwo Jima Class Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter) that is presently in the mothball fleet at Suisan Bay, California.
		This class was the first of a long line of Royal Navy post-war frigates (apart from the destroyer conversions types 15 and 16) and can be considered as the best anti-submarine warfare escorts of their era.
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	USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		On 17 April 1970, Iwo Jima was the flagship of Task Force 130 that waited for the Apollo 13 spaceship's astronauts after their memorable "successful failure" mission.
		Iwo Jima was decommissioned 14 July 1993, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register 24 September.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Iwo_Jima_(LPH-2) (1582 words)

	Wasp class amphibious assault ship - Definition, explanation
		The Wasp class amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy are designed to land forces on hostile shores, and they are the largest vessels of the type in service anywhere in the world.
		However, despite the fact that they normally carry a small number of AV-8B Harrier II aircraft, and have a secondary role supporting this type in larger numbers, their primary role is not operating fixed wing aircraft.
		The Wasp class vessels are derived from the earlier Tarawa class.
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	The Amphibians Came to Conquer: 23: Iwo Jima: Death at Its Best
		Iwo Jima is the doorkeeper to the Imperial capital.
		Iwo Jima was only one of a considerable number of Japanese islands in the chain of islands stretching from the Empire to the northern Marianas.
		Amphibious ships and their landing craft could be built faster than the officers and seamen to man them and their landing craft could be trained to do their difficult tasks.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ACTC/actc-23.html (16672 words)

	Operation Detachment: The Battle for Iwo Jima February - March 1945
		The only obstacle to this was the strategically important island of Iwo Jima that housed two airfields, with a third under construction, as well as a radar station that could give up to two hours warning of an impeding raid.
		Unfortunately, the initial assault wave encountered fifteen foot high terraces of soft volcanic ash that were to frustrate their advance inland and so the advance by the Marines, tanks, and LVTs ground to a halt on the shoreline.
		The intensity of the combat on Iwo Jima was a stern warning of what was to come on Okinawa and what may well have awaited the Allies in an invasion of the Japanese mainland.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/battles_iwojima.html (11587 words)

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	Amphibious Assault Ships LHA/LHD/LHA(R)
		USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) was commissioned in June 2001, and had her first deployment in 2003.
		Because of their inherent capabilities, these ships have been and will continue to be called upon to also support humanitarian and other contingency missions on short notice.
		The lead ship, USS Wasp (LHD 1) was commissioned in July 1989 in Norfolk, Va. LHA Replacement or LHA(R) is the next step in the incremental development of the “Big Deck Amphib”.
	www.battle-fleet.com /pw/his/lha.htm (927 words)

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