NEC HM-8404-Medical Field Service Technician/FMF Combat Corpsman
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USS Guam (LPH-9) Details
USS Guam (LPH-9), an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship, 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, Captain N. E. Thurmon in command. She was the third US Navy ship to carry the name, after the Battle of Guam.
Decommissioned in 1998, she was the last of the Iwo Jima class in service.
General characteristics
Class and type:
Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
Displacement:
19,217 tons
Length:
603 ft (184 m)
Beam:
84 ft (26 m)
Draught:
30 ft (9.1 m)
Propulsion:
2 × 600 psi (4 MPa) boilers, one geared steam turbines, one shaft, 22,000 shaft horse power