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USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Lima - Uniform - Papa
 NLUP
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation
Precedence of awards is from left to right
Navy Unit Commendation - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3)
Henry J. Kaiser Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down, 9 July 1990, at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA.
  • Launched, 5 October 1991
  • Delivered to the Navy and placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200), 25 September 1992
  • USNS Guadalupe is part of the MSC Naval Auxiliary Force, MSC Pacific
    Specifications:
    Displacement 9,500 t.(lt) 42,382 t.(fl)
    Length 677'
    Beam 97' 5"
    Draft 35' (max.)
    Cargo Capacity 178,000-bbls
    Speed 20 kts.
    Complement Civilians
    Merchant Seamen 18 Officers, 64 Merchant Seamen
    Navy, 1 Officer, 20 Enlisted
    Armament none
    Aircraft helicopter platform only
    Propulsion two medium speed Colt-Pielstick PC4-2/2 10V-570 diesel engines, twin shafts, 16,000 hp per shaft
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    Guadalupe 76k USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 MSC web site
    Guadalupe 65k USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Federation of American Scientists web site
    Guadalupe 64k USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) approaches USS Vicksburg (CG 69) the Arabian Gulf, to resupply the cruiser with fuel, 26 October 2004.
    US Navy photo # 041026-N-4374S-006 by PH2 Michael Sandberg USN.    		 Navy Newsstand
    Guadalupe 72k USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) delivers fuel to USS Vicksburg (CG 69) during a replenishment at sea in the Arabian Gulf, 26 October 2004.
    US Navy photo # 041026-N-4374S-013 by PH2 Michael Sandberg USN.    		 Navy Newsstand
    CV-67 John F. Kennedy 89k USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) delivers fuel to USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) in the Persian Gulf, 26 October 2004. Both ships were on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).
    US Navy photo # 041026-N-4374S-001, by PH2 Michael Sandberg USN.    		 Navy Newsstand
    Guadalupe 91k USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) underway in San Francisco Bay, 22 March 2007. Photo by Captain Jack C. Goldthorpe, USCG (Ret.)
    Guadalupe 68k USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) underway in San Francisco Bay, 22 March 2007. Photo by Captain Jack C. Goldthorpe, USCG (Ret.)
    Guadalupe 74k USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) underway in San Francisco Bay, 22 March 2007. Photo by Captain Jack C. Goldthorpe, USCG (Ret.)
    Guadalupe 345k USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) moored pierside at Naval Station San Diego, CA.., 15 April 2008.
    US Navy photo # 080415-N-0100I-016 SAN DIEGO (April 15, 2008)     		Lee Wahler
    There is no DANFS history available for USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    US Navy Fact File - Underway Replenishment Oilers - T-AO
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