USS Guam (LPH-9)

USS Guam on 23 August 1990
History
United States
NameGuam
NamesakeGuam
Ordered21 December 1959
BuilderPhiladelphia Naval Shipyard
Laid down15 November 1962
Launched22 August 1964
Commissioned16 January 1965
Decommissioned25 August 1998
Stricken25 August 1998
Identification
MottoSwift and bold[citation needed]
FateSunk as target, 16 October 2001
General characteristics
Class and typeIwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
Displacement19,217 tons
Length603 ft (184 m)
Beam84 ft (26 m)
Draught30 ft (9.1 m)
Propulsion2 × 600 psi (4 MPa) boilers, one geared steam turbines, one shaft, 22,000 shaft horse power
Speed23 knots
Complement718 (80 officer, 638 enlisted)
Armament
Aircraft carried20 × CH-46 Sea Knights, 10 × MH-53E Sea Stallion, 3 × AH-1 Cobra

USS Guam (LPH-9), was an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship, and was laid down by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 15 November 1962; launched on 22 August 1964, sponsored by Mrs. Vaughn H. Emory Green, and commissioned on 16 January 1965. She was the third US Navy ship to carry the name, after the US Territory of Guam.