USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7)
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| Length | 184 m |
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| Construction started | September 1, 1961 |
| Launched | March 16, 1963 |
| Decommissioned | 31 August 1994 |
| Speed | 23 knots (26 mph; 43 km/h) |
| Commissioned | 20 July 1963 |
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| ID | 3138861 |
About USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7)
USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7), the third Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship, 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, Captain Dale K. Peterson in command.