PLATFORM TYPE:   IWO JIMA CLASS ASSAULT SHIP (LPH)
PLATFORM NAME:   USS IWO JIMA LPH 2
                 USS OKINAWA LPH 3
                 USS GUADALCANAL LPH 7
                 USS GUAM LPH 9
                 USS TRIPOLI LPH 10
                 USS NEW ORLEANS LPH 11
                 USS INCHON LPH 12

DESCRIPTION:     DESIGNED FOR AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS;
                 HELICOPTER AND VSTOL SUPPORT OF
                 AMPHIBIOUS
SPEED:           23KTS
MANNING LEVEL:   686 PLUS 1,746 TROOPS
DIMENSIONS:      602 x 104 x 32 FT
                 FLIGHT DECK WIDTH 602 FT
DISPLACEMENT:    18,300 FULL LOAD
POWERPLANT:      2 BOILERS 600 PSI
                 1 TURBINE 23,000 HP
                 1 SHAFT

SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES:
                 2 MK25 SEA SPARROW LAUNCHERS
                 NATO SEA SPARROW

GUNS:            4  3 IN (76mm)/50 MK33 (2 TWIN)
                 2  20mm 6-BARREL VULCAN PHALANX MK15

RADARS:
    (AIR SRCH):         SPS-58
                        SPS-40
    (FIRE CTRL):        2 MK115 DIRECTOR SYSTEMS
                        2 MK-71 DIRECTORS
    (SURFACE SRCH):     SPS-10
    (NAVIGATION):       LN-66
    (CARRIER CONTROL AND APPROACH):
                        SPN-35
                        SPN-43

ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS:
    (ESM/ECM):          SLQ-32(V)3

COUNTERMEASURES:        4 SRBOC 6-BARREL MK36 IR FLARE AND
                        CHAFF SYSYEMS

COMBAT DATA SYSTEMS:    SATCOMM SRR-1
                        WSC-3 (UHF)

AIRCRAFT:               4 AV-8B
                        20 CH-46D/E SEA KNIGHT
                        11 CH-53D

COUNTRIES:              USA


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