USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Guadalcanal.

USS Guadalcanal in New York in 1992
History
United States
NameGuadalcanal
NamesakeBattle of Guadalcanal
Ordered21 December 1959
BuilderPhiladelphia Naval Shipyard
Laid down1 September 1961
Launched16 March 1963
Commissioned20 July 1963
Decommissioned31 August 1994
Stricken31 August 1994
Identification
MottoThere When Needed
Nickname(s)The Golden Guad
FateSunk as target, 19 May 2005
General characteristics
Class & typeIwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
Displacement19,395 tons
Length602.3 ft (183.6 m)
Beam84 ft (26 m)
Draught27 ft (8.2 m)
Propulsion2 × 600 psi (4.1 MPa) boilers, one 22 ft (7 m) diameter screw, 23,000 shaft horse power
Speed23 knots (26 mph; 43 km/h)
Complement685 (47 officer, 638 enlisted)
Armament
Aircraft carried
  • 11 × CH-53 Sea Stallions; 20 × CH-46 Sea Knights
  • (representative, actual complement was mixed, including UH-1s and AH-1W Super Cobras)

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. It was the second ship in the Navy to bear the name.

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