Amphibious assault ship
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An amphibious assault ship is a type of amphibious warfare ship designed for spearheading amphibious incursions of marines into enemy territories during an armed conflict, via launching either naval l
The well deck of USS Iwo Jima seen from a deployed landing craft
Hainan, a Type 075 class amphibious assault ship of the People's Liberation Army Navy
The Akitsu Maru of the Imperial Japanese Army
HMS Ocean, a light aircraft carrier seen in 1952, before its conversion into the role of an amphibious assault ship carrying helicopters
USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7)
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USS Iwo Jima is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy. The ship was named for the Battle of Iwo Jima of World War II. The ship was commissioned in 2001 and is in service.
Amphibious assault ship
…The well deck of USS Iwo Jima seen from a deployed landing craft Hainan, a Type 075 class amphibious assault ship of the People's Liberation Army Navy An amphibious assault ship…
USS Iwo Jima transits the Atlantic Ocean on 6 September 2008
Iwo Jima operating in fog in the Atlantic Ocean
USS Iwo Jima pier side in New Orleans
A close-up of the ship's motto, "Uncommon Valor", Portland, Maine, 2 July 2005