USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) [SEP] vessel class
USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7)
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, Captain Dale K. Peterson in command. It was the second ship in the Navy to bear the name.
Operational history.
Upon completion of sea trials and outfitting, "Guadalcanal" departed Philadelphia to
Guadalcanal (disambiguation)
Guadalcanal is an island in the Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal may also refer to:
Places.
- Guadalcanal, Seville, a town in Andalusia in Spain
- Guadalcanal Province, a province in the Solomon Islands
Military terms.
- Guadalcanal Campaign, a World War II military campaign fought on and around Guadalcanal
- USS "Guadalcanal" (CVE-60), a World War II escort carrier
- USS "Guadalcanal" (LPH-7), an amphibious assault ship
- "Guadalcanal