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|affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]] | |affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]] | ||
|fleet= | |fleet=[[Battle Group Omicron]] | ||
|owners=UNSC | |owners=UNSC | ||
|namedcrew= | |namedcrew= | ||
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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 [[ | 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 [[Battle of Onyx]]. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The ship was part of [[Admiral]] [[Carl Patterson|Patterson]]'s | The ship was part of [[Admiral]] [[Carl Patterson|Patterson]]'s [[Battle Group Omicron]] and saw action at the [[Battle of Onyx]]. 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> | ||
==Namesake== | ==Namesake== | ||
*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]] | *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]]. | *The USS ''Iwo Jima'', a ''Wasp''-class Amphibious Assault Ship, is a warship in commission with the [[United States of America|United States Navy]]. | ||
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