USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2)
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USS Iwo Jima was the lead ship of her class and type and the first amphibious assault ship to be designed and built from the keel up as a dedicated helicopter carrier. She carried helicopters and typi
USS Iwo Jima off the United States East Coast in April 1979
2/4 Marines board HMM-363 UH-34s, 12 March 1968
Crews on the Iwo Jima hoisting the Apollo 13 command module Odyssey on board.
USS Iwo Jima being towed by a tug in c1962.
Apollo 13 (film)
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Apollo 13 is a 1995 American docudrama film directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris and Kathleen Quinlan. The screenplay by William Broyles Jr.
USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2)
…waited for the Apollo 13 spaceship's astronauts after their memorable "successful failure" mission and splashdown near American Samoa. In the 1995 film Apollo 13, Iwo Jima was played by her sister ship, New Orleans (LPH-11). Iwo Jima's skipper, Captain Leland Kirkemo, is portrayed by the film's central protagonist…
Theatrical release poster
Ron Howard (right) with Tom Hanks (left) and the production crew during filming at the KSC in December 1994
Apollo 13 Command Module prop from the film.
Tom Hanks 2016