The UNSC Iwo Jima was a UNSC Naval destroyer. She was assigned to Battlegroup Stalingrad of the UNSC Home Fleet that was sent to aid the Spartan-III's in the Battle of Onyx. The Iwo Jima was destroyed in 2552 during the Battle of Onyx in the Human-Covenant war.
Background[]
The ship was part of Battlegroup Stalingrad and saw action at the Battle of Onyx. During the first engagement against Covenant ships in that battle, she grazed a Covenant Carrier while attempting to disengage and crashed into two destroyers. The Iwo Jima then self-destructed, destroying the two enemy warships in the process.[2]
Trivia[]
- The ships namesake is the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Theatre during the Second World War. To date 2 ships within the US Navy have been comissioned under the same name.
Appearances[]
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (First appearance)
Sources[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 139
- ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 298
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