UNSC Iwo Jima

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.Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 298
==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 
==Sources==
Category:UNSC Destroyer