1965 to 1998    

LPH-9 USS Guam

US US Navy





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Flight Deck: 9
Call Sign: NAHM
Shipyard: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard





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History of US USS Guam LPH-9

1962-nov-15Laid downLaid down
1964-aug-22LaunchedLaunched
1965-jan-16CommissionedCommissioned
1970-junDeploymentDeployment Great Peruvian Earthquake relief operations spent 10 days during Jun offshore Chimbote, delivering aid and medical services to Peru.
1972-jun-22DeploymentDeployment Flood of 72: embarked HS-15 SH-3H provided air rescue during major flooding of north-central Pennsylvania
1973-jun-06AircraftAircraft SH-3 151557 accident.
1987-augAircraftAircraft asg UH-1N 158230
1991-jan-05DeploymentDeployment SO off Mogadishu Operation Eastern Exit in company with USS Trenton for non-combatant evacuation of Diplomatic Corps and support staff from US Embassy in Mogadishu. Launched 5 CH-46 from HMH-263 and 5 CH-46 from HMM-365 to collect evacuees and the protection team. Evacuees arrived in Muscat on 11 Jan.
1998-aug-25DecommissionedDecommissioned



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  Specifications


Iwo Jima class
660crew
2100troops
11000light (tn)
18400full load (tn)
180length (m)
26beam (m)
8.20draught (m)
22max speed (knots)
22000power (shp)

2Naval Engine boilers
1Naval Engine steam turbines

2Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm

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Typical Max
US USMC B-V 107M H-46 Sea Knight 825
US USMC Sikorsky S-65 H-53 40
US USMC Bell 209 AH-1 Cobra 40
US USMC Bell UH-1N 20




  Builder


US Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, League Island




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