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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The ship was part of [[Admiral]] [[Carl Patterson|Patterson]]'s battle group 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 [[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> | The ship was part of [[Admiral]] [[Carl Patterson|Patterson]]'s battle group and saw action at the [[Battle of Onyx]]. During the first engagement against [[Joyous Exultation alliance|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> | ||
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