Talk:USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2)

The catastrophic failure was caused by improper fasteners (nuts) installed on the valve. Shipyard workers accidentally installed brass fasteners that had a black oxide finish on them, resembling the hardened steel nuts that should have been used. This type of fasteners cam to be known as BOBCTF's. BLACK OXIDE BRASS COATED THREADED FASTENERS. The Navy had all fasteners of this type over 1/4 inch removed for it's store rooms on all ships and at all supply centers. Dave B/Evil MPA

Steam Line Rupture :: Re*Cycling Lessons Learned?

I'm surprised nobody's added anything about the Steam Line Rupture, considering its importance to the navy's QA program.

If I can find any references (so I'm not going by faulty memory),
I guess I'll get a' crackin' on it. Izuko 18:40, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

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29 Oct 90 UN passes UN Resolution 674 calling for the release of Hostages

30 October 1990 *** 10 x US sailors Killed during steam line rupture on USS Iwo Jima.
Saddam puts his armed forces on "maximum extreme alert".

01 Nov 90 President & SecDef announce the plan to deploy another 100,000
to the Gulf in order that force ratios be more compatible for offensive operations.
This would double forces. Decision kept Secret until 4Nov90

Source: http://www.sci.fi/~fta/Day-0b.htm
RJBurkhart 14:19, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

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During DESERT STORM the ship took part in deception maneuvers meant to make the Iraquis believe that an amphibious landing was about to take place which held some of their forces to defend against that eventuality.

Tragedy struck on 30 October, 1990 when IWO JIMA suffered a high pressure steam valve sustained a catastrophic mechanical failure that cost the lives of 10 of its crew but repairs kept her fully operational. A steam turbine valve in the fireroom sustained a catastrophic mechanical failure. This failure resulted in the release of superheated steam at a temperature of 850 degrees Fahrenheit in the fireroom.

Source: http://www.megalink.net/~yujack/sigh/iwo/ship.htm
RJBurkhart 14:54, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

US Naval Institute Resources

US Naval Institute Military Reunions Service
USS IWO JIMA (LPH-2/LHD-7) ASSOCIATION
Status: Confirmed Norfolk/Virginia Beach (Hampton Roads Area) 10/16/2003 - 10/19/2003
http://www.navalinstitute.org/Reunions/reunions_past.html?CurrentPage=31&Submit=Next

USS Iwo Jima Assault Amphibious Interactiva
Amphibious Assault USS Iwo Jima LPH-2 facts and images (NavSource Online) > US
Naval Institute www.usni.org/resources/LHA/LHA_Tarawa.htm ...
www.interactiva.org/.../North_America/United_States/
http://Government/Military/Navy/Ships/Amphibious/Assault/

i4CQuest-Keywords: USNI.org Iwo Jima (LPH-2)
RJBurkhart 14:33, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

Apollo 13 Primary Recovery Ship (1970)

On March 2, 1970 IWO JIMA went to sea for a week to conduct exercises off the coast of California. During this period she began rehearsing for the recovery of Apollo 13 by practicing the recovery of dummy command module and by conducting carrier qualifications for Antisubmarine Helicopter Squadron FOUR (HS-4).

On the 21st of March, IWO JIMA sailed from San Diego, California for Pearl Harbor and for the next three days finalized all preparations for the recovery operation and arrived at Pearl Harbor on the 26th.

On the March 30, 1970 IWO went to sea in the local operating area off Hawaii for an intensive three day training period during which she conducted four (4) full scale simulated exercises (SIMEX), going through the entire recovery evolution from "splashdown" to recovery of the command module.. Upon return to Pearl Harbor, the Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF) was onloaded and on the 3rd the presail conference was held aboard.

A SIMEX was conducted on April 8th and again on April 11th.
The 11th marked the launch of Apollo 13 and found Iwo on station for a possible abort.

After the successful trans lunar insertion of Apollo 13, IWO proceeded slowly north again following an imaginary (virtual) point in the ocean which would mark the (spacecraft's) splashdown if anything went wrong and the spacecraft had to return to earth prematurely.

On the April 13th another SIMEX was conducted and it was that night that IWO received word that an abort was indeed to occur due to an explosion on board the spacecraft.

Source: http://www.megalink.net/~yujack/sigh/iwo/apollo.htm
RJBurkhart 15:54, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

Search and Rescue (SAR) Sea Surveillance Systems

The Assistant Navigator (TAD) detached from FOCCPAC at Kunia Hawaii observed high-precision navigation results acquired from the DARPA Satellite navigation system (SRNS-1) loaded into two sea-land cargo containers. These were secured onto Iwo Jima's flight deck during the series of off-shore capsule recovery simulation exercises (SIMEX) cited above.

This pioneering SAR use of advanced radio technologies off-set known LORAN limitations

Also see: Radio navigation and 20th Century History of radio Wikipedia articles.

Sources ... Wikipedia: Satellite "Radio Navigation System"

This peaceful application of high technology pre-staged development
of more advanced WWMCCS Ocean Surveillance Systems (OSS)
for "Navy Control" and "Protection of Shipping" (NCAPS)

See also:
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) leadership learning relationships

• NCAPS Movement Reporting: for Pacific Rim

RJBurkhart 14:58, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Precision Navigation Systems

Precision navigation systems also improved NTDS Interoperability
for Anti-Submarine Warfare between interdependent operating units.

• "Navy Tactical Data Systems" (NTDS) "Human Factors" "Network Centric Warfare"

RJBurkhart 22:28, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Sea Surveillance Sidebar (1970-2005)

The FOCCPAC-Kunia Naval Data Center (C322) coordinated a ship movement data integrity assurance prototype.

This decision science pilot graphically displayed estimated location differences for underway surface ships:

[A] Position of Intended Movement (PIM) from operatonal movement reports (MOVREP)
[B] National Weather Service (NWS) synoptic weather report position reporting.
[C] Position estimates based upon shipboard Loran-C information resources.
[D] DARPA-funded SRNS-1 global positioning systems for precision navigation.

• Precision navigation: Where cited?
  

Don Bennett
Information warfare
Mass concentration
MH-53 Pave Low
Microwave Landing System
Positioning
Reflection seismology

Decision science: Applied operations research results

Further US Navy applied operations research efforts by Naval Reserve Systems Analysis Divisions (NRSAND) ... included:

[E] Exception detection using differential calculus to improve time-critical GDSS capabilites for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW).

[F] Forwarding derived feedback loop protocols as a vital Ocean Surveillance future systems requirement.

[G] Refining automated data exception detetion programs later adapted as computer-assited audit techniques (CAAT)
by Certified Information Systems Auditors (CISA) after 1982 to help combat expanding Computer insecurity...

[H] The Oklahoma Mesonet, a state-of-the-art network of environmental monitoring stations that are an OSU-OU Partnership, won a special award from the American Meteorological Society (AMS), the nation's leading professional society for those in the atmospheric and related sciences. This program's data integrity information assurance traces its roots to innovative FOCCPAC (C32/C35) operations research.

[I] OK-First: Wins recognition for innovative government programs.

[J] Crisis Management Presponse: Poster session prepared for WCDM-2005 Conference in Toronto, Canada.
It distills reusable learning objects to stimulate new World Conference on Disaster Management futures studies.

• WCDM-2005_Burkhart-5107pm.htm Visual Learning Labs for Changing Face …
  

RJBurkhart 01:51, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio: boiler accident

I rewrote the boiler accident section to remove a massive copyright violation from the source. — Johan the Ghost _seance 04:11, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Actually, since that site is produced and maintained by the united states military and hence the federal government, it is in the public domain. Thus, not a copyright violation. I have reverted accordingly. -MBK₀₀₄ 04:25, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Hey MBK, I appreciate your thoughts, but actually I think you may be wrong: the article starts with this author info:

Anatomy of a Catastrophic Boiler Accident
By David G. Peterson
Loss Control Inspector
Indiana Insurance Company

and ends with

©2002, The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. All rights reserved.

The fact that it has been uploaded to a Navy web site is irrelevant -- the notices in the article indicate that this is not a creation of the US government. Eg. if I gave the Navy permission to quote an article of mine on their web site, that wouldn't make it suddenly public domain. Am I right? — Johan the Ghost _seance 04:53, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Absolutely, I did not see that. I've undone my revert. -MBK₀₀₄ 05:05, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! — Johan the Ghost _seance 05:08, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

10 Degree List?

An unamed officer in the November 2008 issue of The Marine Corps gazzette (page 16) states "the first LHA(R) USS America (LHA 6), could be the old USS Iwo Jima (LPH 2) without the ten degree list."

Does anyone know what ten degree list is being discussed?

Thomas.j.schmidt@usmc.mil (talk) 21:32, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Fire of summer '73

I remember a fire on board in the summer of 1973. We were on a training mission. It was near the armory and the fuel tanks. I remember black smoke and people getting hurt. At first it was believed to be an enlisted man, but was found out to be an Officer who was quickly taken off the ship. Please hit me up if u remember. keriro74@yahoo.comKeriro74 (talk) 20:54, 10 March 2011 (UTC)