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U.S.S. IWO JIMA

(LHD-7)

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USS IWO JIMA (LHD-7) - a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

In Commission 2001 to Present

LHD-7 Deployments - Major Events

Add a LHD-7 Shellback Initiation Add a LHD-7 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
MAY1980-JUN1980Mariel boat lift
JAN1988-JAN1991Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
DEC1997-Keel Date: 12 DEC 1997
at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS
MAR2001-Launch Date: 25 MAR 2001
JUN2001-Commissioned: 30 JUN 2001
JUL2003-JUL2003Liberia
JUN2006-DEC2006Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
AUG2008-MAR2009Mediterranean
JUL2010-NOV2010Caribbean - South America

LHD-7 General Specifications

Class: Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

Named for: Battle of Iwo Jima

Complement: 73 Officers and 1009 Enlisted

Displacement: 40530 tons

Length: 844 feet

Beam: 110 feet

Flank Speed: 22 knots