USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7), the third Iwo Jima -class amphibious assault ship (helicopter), was launched by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 16 March 1963, sponsored by Zola Shoup, wife of General Shoup, the former Commandant of the Marine Corps; and commissioned 20 July 1963.

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USS GUADALCANAL was the third IWO JIMA - class amphibious assault ship (helicopter) and the second ship in the Navy to bear the name. Decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on August 31, 1994, the GUADALCANAL was subsequently laid up at the James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, VA.

The second Guadalcanal (LPH-7), an amphibious assault ship, was launched by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 16 March 1963, sponsored by Mrs. David Shoup, wife of the former Commandant of the Marine Corps; and commissioned 20 July 1963, Captain Dale K. Peterson in command.

USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7), the third Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship (helicopter), was launched by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 16 March 1963, sponsored by Mrs. David Shoup, wife of General Shoup, the former Commandant of the Marine Corps; and commissioned 20 July 1963, Captain Dale K...

USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7), an amphibious assault ship, was launched by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 16 March 1963, sponsored by Mrs. David Shoup, wife of the former Commandant of the Marine...

USS Tripoli (LHA-7) is the second America -class amphibious assault ship built for the United States Navy.

The first USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) was an escort carrier in service from 1943 to 1946. The second USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) was an Iwo Jima -class amphibious assault ship in service from 1963 to 1994.

Oct 30, 2024 · USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) underway off Beirut, Lebanon on 13 May 1983, with several CH-46 Sea Knight and CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters on its flight deck (NH 107673).

Propulsion system: Two boilers, one geared steam turbines, . one shaft, 22,000 total shaft horsepower, 16 MW. Length: 603,65 feet (184 meters) Beam: 104 feet (31.7 meters) Draft: 25,9 feet (7.9 meters) Displacement: approx. 19,500 tons full load. Speed: 23 knots. Crew: Ship: 82 officers, 638 enlisted; Marine Detachment: 1,750. Armament: .