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{{Title|UNSC ''Iwo Jima''}}
{{UNSC Ship Title|Iwo Jima}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Individual ship infobox
|name=UNSC ''Iwo Jima''
|image=
|class=[[UNSC destroyer]]
|manufacturer=
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|sysmods=
|length={{Convert|485|m|ft}}
|width={{Convert|242.5|m|ft}}
|height={{Convert|600|m|ft}}
|engine=[[Fusion drive]]s
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|power=
|shield gen=None
|hull=2 meters of [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battleplate]]
|sensor=
|target=
|navigation=[[Navigation computer]]
|avionics=
|countermeasures=
|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref name="FoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 139''</ref>
*[[Shiva missile]]s (3){{Ref/Reuse|FoR}}
*[[Archer missile|Oversized Archer missile pods]] (26){{Ref/Reuse|FoR}}
|complement=
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|destroyed=[[2552]]
|battles=[[Onyx Conflict]]
|affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]]
|fleet=[[Battle Group Omicron]]
|owners=UNSC
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The '''UNSC ''Iwo Jima''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] in service with the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]. During the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2552]], the ''Iwo Jima'' was assigned to [[Battle Group Omicron]] of the [[UNSC Home Fleet]] that was sent to aid the UNSC forces in the [[Onyx Conflict]].


The '''UNSC ''Iwo Jima''''' was a [[UNSC]] destroyer destroyed in [[2552]].
==Background==
The ship was part of [[Admiral]] [[Carl Patterson|Patterson]]'s [[Battle Group Omicron]] and saw action at the [[Onyx Conflict]]. During the first engagement against [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]] ships in that battle, she grazed a [[Covenant carrier]] while attempting to disengage and crashed into two [[Covenant destroyer|destroyers]]. The ''Iwo Jima'' then self-destructed, destroying the two enemy warships in the process.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 298''</ref>


==Background==
==Namesake==
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<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 298</ref>.
*The ship's name refers to the [[wikipedia:Battle of Iwo Jima|Battle of Iwo Jima]], which was fought between the [[United States of America]] and the [[Wikipedia:Japan|Japanese Empire]] in February and March [[1945]], during the Pacific Campaign of [[World War II]].
*The USS ''Iwo Jima'', a ''Wasp''-class Amphibious Assault Ship, is a warship in commission with the [[United States of America|United States Navy]].


==Historical Reference==
==List of appearances==
The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought by the United States of America and the Empire of Japan in February and March 1945, during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. The U.S. invasion, known as Operation Detachment, was aimed at capturing the airfields on Iwo Jima. On a side-note the famous flag raising photo by 5 Marines and 1 Navy corpsman was taken here.
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}


== References ==
==Sources==
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