#USS Guam (LPH-9)

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"Astronaut Charles Conrad, Jr., command pilot of the Gemini 11 space flight, is hoisted aboard a recovery helicopter from the U.S.S. GUAM. Astronaut Richard F. Gordon, Jr., pilot, sits in a life raft below waiting to be picked up.

Date: September 15, 1966

NASA ID: S66-50759, S66-50757, 66-H-1216

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State Ship Series: USS Guam

There has been three ships commissioned named after the territory of Guam in the US Navy. However, the Navy currently owns one named for the territory. It became a US territory on April 11, 1899.

USS Guam (PG-43/PR-3), gunboat, in commission from 1927 to 1942. She operated on the Yangtze River, China. Her primary mission was to ensure the safety of American missionaries and other foreigners. She was reclassified as PR-3. In the late 1930's, she functioned as a "radio spy ship," keeping track of Japanese movements. She was renamed USS Wake in 1941 to free the name for CB-2. She was captured by Japanese forces on December 8, 1941 when the crew was forced to surrender the ship, the only US Navy ship do so in WWII. The Japanese renamed her Tatara and used to patrol the river. The ship was recaptured by the US in 1945. After the war, the ship was transferred to the Chinese nationalists, who renamed her Tai Yuan. She was captured by the Communists Chinese forces in 1949. It is unknown what happened to the ship after.

USS Guam (CB-2), Alaska Class, Large Cruiser, in commission from 1944 to 1947. She was commissioned too late in the war to fight her intended targets, the heavy cruisers of the German and Japanese navies. However, she did fight at Okinawa and provided AA cover to carriers. She carried troops home after the war and placed in mothballs in 1947. Unlike other cruiser types, the Alaska class large cruiser required a crew size almost the same size as a battleship and with post war budget cuts, made the class least attractive to reactivate than other vessels. There was were plans to convert her to guided missile cruiser but nothing came of these plans and she was scrapped in 1961.

USS Guam (LPH-9), Iwo Jima class, amphibious assault ship, in commission from 1965 to 1995. She recovered the Gemini XI capsole

USNS Guam (HST-1), HST-1 class, High-speed Catamaran ferry, in Navy ownership from 2012 to present.

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NHHC: NH 97131

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A formation of AV-8A Harriers overflies USS Guam (LPH 9) underway in the Mediterranean Sea #OTD in 1976.

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September 15, 1966 US Navy officers & naval aviators Richard “Dick” Gordon and Charles “Pete” Conrad descent onto middeck of the prime recovery ship USS Guam LPH-9 after their almost three-day Gemini XI space flight, during which they conducted a tether experiment using an Agena Target Vehicle from a Low Earth Orbit to a High Apogee Orbit. Gordon performed 2 hours 45 minutes of spacewalks. Both astronauts were wearing an Omega Speedmaster chronograph 105.003 and Conrad also choose to wear his personal Glycine Airman pilot wrist watch on his right arm.A fighter pilot favorite, which he also wore on Gemini V in August 1965. In this way, his trusty Glycine Airman pilotwatch accumulated 10 days 22 hours in space, of which 2 hours 45 minutes exposed to outer space! (Photo: NASA/US Navy)

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^@! USS GUAM LPH-9 HAT CAP USN NAVY SHIP IWO JIMA CLASS AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT GEMINI 11 https://ift.tt/3fTY20l

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La última visita del USS Guam

La última visita del USS Guam

El día 31 de enero de 1998 hacía su entrada al puerto de Barcelona, en visita de cortesía y por última vez, el portahelicópteros de asalto anfibio USS Guam (LPH-9) proveniente de Nápoles al mando del capitán William J. Luti. Procedió a amarrar sus cabos de estribor en el Muelle Adosado y allí permanecería unos días para después de esta escala poner rumbo al Golfo Pérsico.

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U.S. Navy christens its newest high-speed transport vessel

The U.S. Navy has christened its newest high-speed transport vessel, the future USNS Guam (T-HST 1), during a  ceremony Saturday, in Okinawa, Japan.

USNS Guam is named to honor the long-standing historical and military relationship between Guam and the United States. She will be the fourth ship to bear the name Guam.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Korea Harry B. Harris Jr. was the principal speaker, and Mrs. Bruni Bradley, a 25-year Navy veteran and wife of Harris, serve as the ship’s sponsor. In a time-honored Navy tradition, she christened the ship by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow.

“This ship honors the island of Guam and the important contributions Guamanians have made to our nation and our Navy and Marine Corps team,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “For decades to come, USNS Guam and its crew will carry on the Guamanian tradition of service by providing our commanders with much needed high-speed sealift mobility and agility.”

Long before Guam joined the U.S. as a territory, the island had a military relationship with the United States. The long-standing historical and military relationship between Guam and the U.S. began in 1898 when the U.S. acquired the island from Spain as a result of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish-American War. Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese captured Guam, and they occupied it until U.S. troops retook the island July 21, 1944, commemorated in Guam every year as “Liberation Day.” Guam continues to host many critical U.S. military installations.

USNS Guam is an aluminum catamaran designed to be fast, flexible and maneuverable, even in austere port conditions, making the vessel ideal for transporting troops and equipment quickly. USNS Guam’s 25,000-square-foot mission-bay areas can be quickly reconfigured for any cargo requirement, from supporting disaster relief to transporting troops and equipment.

The ship is preceded in service by the patrol gunboat USS Guam (PG 43), which was renamed Wake in 1941 and captured by the Japanese later that year, the Alaska-class large cruiser USS Guam (CB 2) in service 1944-1947, and the Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship USS Guam (LPH 9) in service 1965-1998.

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The U.S. Navy has christened its newest high-speed transport vessel, the future USNS Guam (T-HST 1), during a  ceremony Saturday, in Okinawa, Japan.

USNS Guam is named to honor the long-standing historical and military relationship between Guam and the United States. She will be the fourth ship to bear the name Guam.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Korea Harry B. Harris Jr. was the principal speaker, and Mrs. Bruni Bradley, a 25-year Navy veteran and wife of Harris, serve as the ship’s sponsor. In a time-honored Navy tradition, she christened the ship by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow.

“This ship honors the island of Guam and the important contributions Guamanians have made to our nation and our Navy and Marine Corps team,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “For decades to come, USNS Guam and its crew will carry on the Guamanian tradition of service by providing our commanders with much needed high-speed sealift mobility and agility.”

Long before Guam joined the U.S. as a territory, the island had a military relationship with the United States. The long-standing historical and military relationship between Guam and the U.S. began in 1898 when the U.S. acquired the island from Spain as a result of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish-American War. Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese captured Guam, and they occupied it until U.S. troops retook the island July 21, 1944, commemorated in Guam every year as “Liberation Day.” Guam continues to host many critical U.S. military installations.

USNS Guam is an aluminum catamaran designed to be fast, flexible and maneuverable, even in austere port conditions, making the vessel ideal for transporting troops and equipment quickly. USNS Guam’s 25,000-square-foot mission-bay areas can be quickly reconfigured for any cargo requirement, from supporting disaster relief to transporting troops and equipment.

The ship is preceded in service by the patrol gunboat USS Guam (PG 43), which was renamed Wake in 1941 and captured by the Japanese later that year, the Alaska-class large cruiser USS Guam (CB 2) in service 1944-1947, and the Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship USS Guam (LPH 9) in service 1965-1998.

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Gemini 11 Astronauts Pete Conrad and Dick Gordon step out of a Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King helicopter unto the deck of USS GUAM (LPH-9).

Date: September 15, 1966

Artwork by Gene Klebe; 1966

Naval History and Heritage Command: 88-162-O

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Crewmembers from USS GUAM (LPH-9) stand on deck to watch the recovery of command module of Gemini 11. The splashdown occurred only 2.7 miles from the recovery aircraft carrier.

Date: September 15, 1966

Artwork by Gene Klebe; 1966

Naval History and Heritage Command: 88-162-N

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USS GUAM (LPH-9) and USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN-40) tied up on the north side of Norfolk Naval Base at pier #11.

Photographed by Robert J. Sitar (USN Ret), on August 31, 1996.

NARA: 6495434

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September 15, 1966 … Gemini XI splash-down at 09:00 AM EST Gemini XI command pilot Pete Conrad was the first to exit the two man capsule after splash-down one mile from the prime recovery ship USS Guam LPH-9 in the Western Atlantic Ocean. US Navy officers & naval aviators Richard “Dick” Gordon and Charles “Pete” Conrad completed their almost three-day  Gemini XI space flight, during which they  conducted a tether experiment using an Agena Target Vehicle from a Low  Earth Orbit to a High Apogee Orbit of 1368 kilometers. Richard Gordon  performed 2 hours 45 minutes of spacewalks. Both astronauts wore an Omega Speedmaster chronograph 105.003  and Conrad also choose to wear his personal Glycine Airman pilot wrist watch on his right arm. A fighter pilot favorite, which he also wore on Gemini V in August 1965. In this way, his  trusty Glycine Airman GMT pilotwatch accumulated 10 days 22 hours in space, of which 2 hours 45 minutes exposed to outer space! (Photo: NASA)  

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U.S. Navy christens its newest high-speed transport vessel

The U.S. Navy has christened its newest high-speed transport vessel, the future USNS Guam (T-HST 1), during a  ceremony Saturday, in Okinawa, Japan.

USNS Guam is named to honor the long-standing historical and military relationship between Guam and the United States. She will be the fourth ship to bear the name Guam.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Korea Harry B. Harris Jr. was the principal speaker, and Mrs. Bruni Bradley, a 25-year Navy veteran and wife of Harris, serve as the ship’s sponsor. In a time-honored Navy tradition, she christened the ship by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow.

“This ship honors the island of Guam and the important contributions Guamanians have made to our nation and our Navy and Marine Corps team,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “For decades to come, USNS Guam and its crew will carry on the Guamanian tradition of service by providing our commanders with much needed high-speed sealift mobility and agility.”

Long before Guam joined the U.S. as a territory, the island had a military relationship with the United States. The long-standing historical and military relationship between Guam and the U.S. began in 1898 when the U.S. acquired the island from Spain as a result of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish-American War. Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese captured Guam, and they occupied it until U.S. troops retook the island July 21, 1944, commemorated in Guam every year as “Liberation Day.” Guam continues to host many critical U.S. military installations.

USNS Guam is an aluminum catamaran designed to be fast, flexible and maneuverable, even in austere port conditions, making the vessel ideal for transporting troops and equipment quickly. USNS Guam’s 25,000-square-foot mission-bay areas can be quickly reconfigured for any cargo requirement, from supporting disaster relief to transporting troops and equipment.

The ship is preceded in service by the patrol gunboat USS Guam (PG 43), which was renamed Wake in 1941 and captured by the Japanese later that year, the Alaska-class large cruiser USS Guam (CB 2) in service 1944-1947, and the Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship USS Guam (LPH 9) in service 1965-1998.

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The U.S. Navy has christened its newest high-speed transport vessel, the future USNS Guam (T-HST 1), during a  ceremony Saturday, in Okinawa, Japan.

USNS Guam is named to honor the long-standing historical and military relationship between Guam and the United States. She will be the fourth ship to bear the name Guam.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Korea Harry B. Harris Jr. was the principal speaker, and Mrs. Bruni Bradley, a 25-year Navy veteran and wife of Harris, serve as the ship’s sponsor. In a time-honored Navy tradition, she christened the ship by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow.

“This ship honors the island of Guam and the important contributions Guamanians have made to our nation and our Navy and Marine Corps team,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “For decades to come, USNS Guam and its crew will carry on the Guamanian tradition of service by providing our commanders with much needed high-speed sealift mobility and agility.”

Long before Guam joined the U.S. as a territory, the island had a military relationship with the United States. The long-standing historical and military relationship between Guam and the U.S. began in 1898 when the U.S. acquired the island from Spain as a result of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish-American War. Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese captured Guam, and they occupied it until U.S. troops retook the island July 21, 1944, commemorated in Guam every year as “Liberation Day.” Guam continues to host many critical U.S. military installations.

USNS Guam is an aluminum catamaran designed to be fast, flexible and maneuverable, even in austere port conditions, making the vessel ideal for transporting troops and equipment quickly. USNS Guam’s 25,000-square-foot mission-bay areas can be quickly reconfigured for any cargo requirement, from supporting disaster relief to transporting troops and equipment.

The ship is preceded in service by the patrol gunboat USS Guam (PG 43), which was renamed Wake in 1941 and captured by the Japanese later that year, the Alaska-class large cruiser USS Guam (CB 2) in service 1944-1947, and the Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship USS Guam (LPH 9) in service 1965-1998.

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