USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2), Apollo 13 Recovery Ship
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| The U.S.S. IWO JIMA (LPH-2) at sea. It was the first LPH built from the keel up to implement vertical envelopment assault with Marine troops. Named for the famous battle of WW II, it was constructed at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, and commissioned on 26 August 1961. |
