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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
    Bonhomme Richard 4166k Amphibious Task Force-West (ATF-West), comprised of;
    USS Bon Homme Richard (LHD-6),
    USS Boxer (LHD-4),
    USS Dubuque (LPD-8),
    USS Comstock (LSD-45),
    USS Anchorage (LSD-36),
    USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52), and
    USS Cleveland (LPD-7),
    steam in formation with USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200). ATF-West deployed from San Diego January 17, transporting Marines and their gear to Kuwait for further deployment into Iraq.US Navy photo # 030524-N-1352S-006 Arabian Gulf (May 24, 2003) by PH2 Jennifer Swader.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    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.)
    		140k USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) refueling from USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) in the Western Pacific, June 2007. Photo taken by Adam Pacetti, ET2 (SW) USN from USS Lake Erie (CG-70).

    		 Jim Pacetti RD2 USN
    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
    Guadalupe 1760k BMSA Mason West, left, and BM2 Ashlie Bevin take bearing measurements aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) as the ship pulls alongside USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) for refueling during an underway replenishment, 16 July 2008. Bonhomme Richard is participating in Rim-of-the-Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008. RIMPAC is the world's largest multinational exercise and is scheduled biennially by the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Participants include the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Netherlands, Peru, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
    US Navy photo # 080716-N-6999H-017 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2008) by MC2 Jennifer R. Hudson.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Guadalupe 1401k
    USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) receives fuel from USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) during Rim of the Pacific 2008 (RIMPAC 2008), 16 July 2008.US Navy photo # 080716-N-6270R-004 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 16, 2008) by MC1 Mark Rankin.    		 Lee Wahler
    Guadalupe 1861k USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) receives fuel from USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200). Bonhomme Richard is the flagship for the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is on a scheduled deployment.US Navy photo # 090925-N-5148B-002 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2009) by MC2 Sarah E. Bitter. Lee Wahler
    Guadalupe 880k USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) conducts a replenishment at sea with the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Curts (FFG-38) and the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN74).
    US Navy photo # 091114-N-2475A-306 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 14, 2009) by MC3 Kenneth Abbate.    		 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 - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    US Navy Fact File - Underway Replenishment Oilers - T-AO
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