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USS IWO JIMA
(LHD-7)Uncommon Valor
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USS IWO JIMA (LHD-7) - a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
In Commission 2001 to PresentLHD-7 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| DEC | 1997 | Keel Date: 12 DEC 1997 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS |
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| MAR | 2001 | Launch Date: 25 MAR 2001 | |||
| JUN | 2001 | Commissioned: 30 JUN 2001 | |||
| JUL | 2003 | - | JUL | 2003 | Liberia |
| JUN | 2006 | - | DEC | 2006 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| AUG | 2008 | - | MAR | 2009 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 2009 | - | JUL | 2009 | West Africa |
| JUL | 2009 | - | - | - | West Africa to support the President Obama's visit to Ghana |
| JUL | 2010 | - | NOV | 2010 | Caribbean - 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
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