LPH-7 USS Guadalcanal

1963 to 1994

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Iwo Jima class
LH - Assault Carrier

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Flight Deck:	7
Call Sign:	NIEG
Shipyard:	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

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History of LPH-7 USS Guadalcanal
1959-dec-21	Ordered
1961-sep-1	Laid down
1963-mar-16	Launched
1963-jul-20	Commissioned
1969-mar-13	Deployment	Apollo 9 recovery site Apollo 9 recovery Deployed to North Atlantic to recover Apollo 9 command module and crew.
1971	Trials	1st US Ship to operate the AV-8A.
1978	Aircraft	organic ship helo UH-1N 160827
1978-oct-8	Port Visit	at Southampton Docks, UK. CH-53 156960 on board
1982-feb-11	Port Visit	HMD Devonport visited Devonport en route Norfolk, Va to Norwegian waters. Her USMC HML-167 air group of CH-46E and UH-1N were aboard.
1982-sep-30	Port Visit	HMNB Portsmouth visited Portsmouth 25-28 Sep 1982 with helos of HMA-767, HMA-773 and HMH-777 embarked
1987	Deployment	deployed to Persian Gulf with Navy MH-53E in the first operational mine countermeasures role.
1994-aug-31	Decommissioned
2005-may-19	Fate: sunk	as a target

Specifications

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



2	Naval Engine boilers
1	Naval Engine steam turbines



2	Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm

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