Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship Totally Explained

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USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2)>

General characteristics
Displacement:	18,474 tons (full) 11,000 tons (light)
Length:
Flight deck width:
Beam:
Draft:
Propulsion:	2 × 600 psi (4 MPa) boilers, one geared steam turbine, one shaft, 22,000 shaft horsepower (16 MW)
Speed:	22 knots (41 km/h)
Range:
Complement:	667
Troop accommodations:	2,157
Armament (initial):	4 × / 50 caliber AA guns
Armament (later):	2 × / 50 caliber AA guns, 8 cell Sea Sparrow BPDMS launchers, 2 × Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft:	25 helicopters

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.
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