7 December 2015 Start Date. Constant observation of patients who need to be watched.
Other Comments:
Service Related Organizations:
~ The American Legion, Sgt. at Arms, P.U.F.L. (see RH page)
~ Fleet Reserve Association (see RH page)
~ USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16 Association (see RH page)
~ USS Guam LPH-9 Association (see RH page)
~ The Army and Navy Union USA (see RH page)
~ Scottish-American Military Society (see RH page)
~ Sons Of Union Veterans Of The Civil War (see RH page)
~ United States Navy Memorial, Plankowner (see RH page)
~ Navy Amateur Radio Club, K4NAR, #752
~ Tin Can Sailors Net , #434 (see RH page)
~ The American Legion Amateur Radio Club, K9TAL
Also:
~ National Rifle Association of America, Benefactor Member (see RH page)
~ Clan Farquharson, USA
~ Celtic Society of Southern Maryland, Inc.
~ Co. E, 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry (Living History)
~ Smithsonian Resident Associates
~ Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), Calvert County, MD
~ Calvert Amateur Radio Association (CARA), K3CAL
~ SkyWarn Spotter #CTS07
~ American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
~ Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA) #35000, Chapter 150
~ South Coast Amateur Radio Society (Southcars) Net #8229
NEC EW-1763 -Electronic Warfare Systems Technician (WLR-1) Series
Base, Station or City Norfolk
State/Country Virginia
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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
