UNSC Iwo Jima

The UNSC Iwo Jima was a UNSC Naval destroyer. She was assigned to Battlegroup Stalingrad of the UNSC Home Fleet that was sent to aid the Spartan-III's in the Battle of Onyx. The Iwo Jima was destroyed in 2552 during the Battle of Onyx in the Human-Covenant War.

Background
The ship was part of Battlegroup Stalingrad and saw action at the Battle of Onyx. During the first engagement against Covenant ships in that battle, she grazed a Covenant carrier while attempting to disengage and crashed into two destroyers. The Iwo Jima then self-destructed, destroying the two enemy warships in the process.

Namesake

 * The ship's name refers to the Battle of Iwo Jima, famous for the picture with the soldiers raising the flag above the hill, which was fought between the United States of America and the Japanese Empire in February and March 1945, during the Pacific Campaign of World War II, during the "Island Hopping" process to take back island positions and strategic points. The battle of Iwo Jima marked a huge success for the Americans as the small island was considered Japanese soil and it allowed them to use it as a base from which to conduct bombing runs against the Japanese islands. Although, after World War II, the capture of the island was considered mostly unnecessary.
 * The USS Iwo Jima is a modern day amphibious assault vessel used by the United States Marine Corps.