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23 March 2009

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The Marines Have Landed
Iwo Jima-class Amphibious Assault Ships

LPH-9 USS Guam


Highlights of Ship's Service History



[USS Guam photo]
USS Guam (LPH-9)
U.S. Navy photo

Photo source: Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
21 Sep 1961
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Contract awarded to the U.S. Navy Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA
15 Nov 1962
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Keel laid
22 Aug 1964
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Launched
16 Jan 1965
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Commissioned
18 Sep 1966
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Recovery ship for Gemini 11
25 Aug 1998
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Decommissioned
25 Aug 1998
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Stricken from the Navy List
16 Oct 2001
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Sunk during a fleet training exercise as a target for the John F. Kennedy battle group.

Sources

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U. S. Naval Historical Center [ Flag of United States ] United States Naval Vessel Register [ Flag of United States ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] Haze Gray & Underway [ World Wide Web icon ]

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