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Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
The
Iwo Jima
-class
amphibious assault ships
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. Because these ships bore the hull classification of LPH they have often been referred to as "
Landing Platform, Helicopter
".
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