Name Iwo Jima Ordered 14 June 1943 Length 271 m Beam 28 m | Namesake Battle of Iwo Jima Fate Sold for scrap Construction started January 1945 Builder Newport News Shipbuilding | |
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Launched Cancelled prior to launching Class and type Essex-class aircraft carrier | ||
USS Iwo Jima (CV-46) was a planned member of the Essex-class aircraft carriers of World War II. Newport News Shipbuilding began construction of the vessel in early 1945, but on August 11, the Navy cancelled the contract. She remained in an unfinished state until 1949, when her hull was scrapped before ever being launched.
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