Iwo Jima | Gym Class Heroes | ship | Manchester Ship Canal | Liberty ship | class action | class | assault | Cargo ship | sexual assault | coastal defence ship | Class A | assault rifle | working class | ship of the line | DB Class 218 | Class War | British Rail Class 37 | Type 56 assault rifle | Social class | cruise ship | British Rail Class 47 | Victorian Railways X class | Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima | GWR 3031 Class | Federal Assault Weapons Ban | Class D | British Rail Class 66 | Amphibious warfare | Zarya (polar ship) |
Earlier ships which played a similar role to the current vessels as the heart of an amphibious assault included five Iwo Jima class Landing Platform Helicopter vessels, built in the 1950s and 1960s, and various converted fleet and escort carriers.