Three ships of the
United States Navy
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have been named USS ''Iwo Jima'', in memory of the
Battle of Iwo Jima.
* was to be a , but construction was canceled in August 1945 and scrapped 1949.
* was the lead ship of the s, she served from 1961 to 1993. Scrapped 1995.
* is a . She was commissioned into active service in 2001 and is still in service today.
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United States Navy ship names