For RATING SHIRTS - Click on your Rating Abbreviation below:
AB AC AD AE AG AK AM AO AQ AS AT AW AX AZ BM BT BU
CE CM CS CT DC DK DM DP DS DT EA EM EN EO ET EW
FC FT GM GS (53-61) GS (78-Now) HM HT IC IM IS IT JO LI LN LS
MA (48-67) MA (72-Now) ME ML MM MN MR MS MT MU NAVY NC ND OM OS OT
PC PH PM PN PR QM RD (WW2) RD (48-72) RM SD SF SH SK SM
SO ST SV SW TM UT WT YN NAVY DIVER


U.S.S. GUADALCANAL

(LPH-7)

THERE WHEN NEEDED
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LPH-7 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JAN 1963 - JAN 1964 Panama Canal
JUL 1963 - JUL 1963 Commisioning
JAN 1964 - MAR 1964 Panama Canal
FEB 1964 - APR 1964 Panama Canal
SEP 1964 - NOV 1964 Steel Pike 1
JAN 1965 - MAY 1965 Caribbean
JAN 1965 - APR 1965 Caribbean
APR 1965 - SEP 1966 Dominican Republic Crisis
JAN 1966 - DEC 1967 Dry Dock
MAR 1966 - JUL 1966 Caribbean
JUL 1966 - Recovery Ship for Gemini 10
OCT 1966 - OCT 1966 New York City ...Fleet Week
OCT 1966 - MAR 1967 Dry Dock
AUG 1967 - JAN 1968 Caribbean
MAR 1969 - MAR 1969 Primary recovery ship for the Apollo 9
MAY 1969 - SEP 1969 Caribbean
AUG 1969 - SEP 1969 Hurricane Camille
SEP 1969 - Shellback Initiation - 13 SEP 1969 - Atlantic Ocean
JAN 1970 - MAY 1970 Caribbean
JUL 1970 - AUG 1970 Northern Europe Midshipman Cruise
AUG 1970 - OCT 1970 Caribbean
SEP 1970 - DEC 1970 Sea Trials
OCT 1970 - DEC 1970 Guantanamo Bay
JAN 1971 - AUG 1974 Mediterranean
OCT 1971 - NOV 1971 Mediterranean
FEB 1972 - AUG 1972 BLT2/2
FEB 1972 - AUG 1972 Mediterranean
FEB 1972 - Shellback Initiation - 2 FEB 1972 - Atlantic Ocean
MAR 1972 - Shellback Initiation - 2 MAR 1972 - Atlantic Ocean
MAY 1973 - DEC 1973 Mediterranean
MAY 1973 - NOV 1973 Mediterranean
JUN 1975 - JAN 1976 North Atlantic
JUN 1975 - JUL 1975 Guantanamo Bay
JAN 1976 - JUL 1976 Guantanamo Bay
JAN 1976 - JUL 1976 Mediterranean
JAN 1976 - JUL 1976 Mediterranean-Lebanon
MAR 1976 - JUL 1976 Mediterranean
SEP 1976 - NOV 1976 North Atlantic
DEC 1976 - SEP 1977 Mediterranean-Lebanon
JAN 1977 - MAR 1977 Caribbean
SEP 1977 - SEP 1977 Mediterranean
AUG 1978 - NOV 1978 North Atlantic
MAR 1979 - NOV 1979 Dry Dock
JAN 1980 - FEB 1980 Guantanamo Bay
MAY 1980 - NOV 1980 Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
MAY 1980 - NOV 1980 Mediterranean-Indian Ocean
JUL 1980 - Shellback Initiation - 25 JUL 1980 - Indian Ocean
JUL 1980 - Shellback Initiation - 7 JUL 1980 - Indian Ocean
MAY 1981 - NOV 1981 Mediterranean
AUG 1982 - OCT 1982 North Atlantic
JAN 1983 - JUN 1983 Mediterranean-Lebanon
FEB 1983 - Shellback Initiation - 24 FEB 1983 - Atlantic Ocean
OCT 1983 - NOV 1983 Mediterranean
JAN 1984 - JAN 1985 Mediterranean-Lebanon
JAN 1985 - SEP 1987 Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
NOV 1985 - JUN 1986 Mediterranean
MAY 1987 - DEC 1987 Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JUL 1987 - Shellback Initiation - 20 JUL 1987 - Pacific Ocean
JUL 1987 - Shellback Initiation - 20 JUL 1987 - Pacific Ocean
JUL 1987 - Shellback Initiation - 20 JUL 1987 - Indian Ocean
JUL 1987 - Shellback Initiation - 23 JUL 1987 - Atlantic Ocean
JUL 1987 - Shellback Initiation - 23 JUL 1987 - Indian Ocean
APR 1988 - MAY 1988 Ocean Venture - Puerto Rico
OCT 1988 - OCT 1988 Guantanamo Bay
NOV 1988 - MAY 1989 Mediterranean
JAN 1990 - OCT 1994 Desert Shield
JUL 1990 - OCT 1990 Dry Dock
JAN 1991 - MAR 1991 Mediterranean
JAN 1991 - FEB 1991 Desert Shield
FEB 1991 - MAR 1991 Desert Shield
FEB 1991 - MAR 1991 Desert Shield
APR 1991 - JUL 1991 Provide Comfort
JAN 1992 - JAN 1992 Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
JAN 1992 - MAR 1992 North Atlantic
MAY 1992 - MAY 1992 FLEET WEEK 1992 - NEW YORK CITY
SEP 1993 - NOV 1993 Somalia
OCT 1993 - Shellback Initiation - 28 OCT 1993 - Indian Ocean
NOV 1993 - Shellback Initiation - 11 NOV 1993 - Indian Ocean
JUN 1994 - JUN 1994 Fleet Week New York City
AUG 1994 - AUG 1994 Decommisioning
NOV 1994 - Shellback Initiation - 15 NOV 1994 - Indian Ocean
JAN 1997 - DEC 2004 Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf

LPH-7 General Specifications