USS Iwo Jima (CV-46)
 Iwo Jima under construction
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Iwo Jima |
| Namesake | Battle of Iwo Jima |
| Ordered | 14 June 1943 |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co |
| Laid down | 1945 |
| Launched | Cancelled prior to launching |
| Stricken | 1949 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | Template:Essex class aircraft carrier displacement |
| Length | Template:Essex class aircraft carrier length |
| Beam | Template:Essex class aircraft carrier beam |
| Draft | Template:Essex class aircraft carrier draught |
| Propulsion | Template:Essex class aircraft carrier propulsion |
| Speed | Template:Essex class aircraft carrier speed |
| Range | Template:Essex class aircraft carrier range |
| Complement | Template:Essex class aircraft carrier complement |
| Armament | Template:Essex class aircraft carrier armament |
| Armor | Template:Essex class aircraft carrier armour |
| Aircraft carried | Template:Essex class aircraft carrier aircraft |
USS Iwo Jima (CV-46) was a planned Template:Sclass- for the United States Navy. Newport News Shipbuilding[1] began construction of the vessel in early 1945, but on August 12, with the end of World War II, the Navy cancelled the contract.[2] She remained in an unfinished state until 1949, when her hull was scrapped in the slipway in Newport News before ever being launched.[3]
References
Bibliography
- Polmar, Norman (2008). Aircraft Carriers: A History of Carrier Aviation and its Influence on World Events, Volume II 1946-2006. Dulles, VA: Potomac Books. ISBN 9781574886658.