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NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
	1348k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200)** moored at Southwest Marine Corporation's shipyard at San Diego, CA. for routine overhaul, 16 July 1993. Defense Visual Information Center photo # DN-ST-93-05611, a US Navy photo by Don S. Montgomery.	Robert Hurst
	76k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	MSC web site
	65k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Federation of American Scientists web site
	757k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200) tying up at Sembawang Dockyard, Singapore, 16 February 2003. Photo by Mark Longstaff-XO HMNZS Endeavour (A11)**	Chris Howell, SOUTHLAND SHIP STORES LIMITED, Port of BLUFF, NEW ZEALAND
	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
	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
	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
	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
	91k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200)** underway in San Francisco Bay, 22 March 2007.	Photo by Captain Jack C. Goldthorpe, USCG (Ret.)
	68k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200)** underway in San Francisco Bay, 22 March 2007.	Photo by Captain Jack C. Goldthorpe, USCG (Ret.)
	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
	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
80713-N-3946H-003	137k	QM3 Matthew Lenerville "flag-walks" along the flight deck of the aircraft carrier *USS Kitty Hawk* (CV-63) before a refueling at sea with the USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) in the Pacific Ocean, 13 July 2008. Kitty Hawk** was participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008 with units from the United States, Australia, Chile, Japan, the Netherlands, Peru, South Korea, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. US Navy photos # 080713-N-3946H-003 and 080713-N-3946H-009 by MC3 Patrick Heil.	Matt Howe, QM2, via Robert Hall
80713-N-3946H-009	121k		Matt Howe, QM2, via Robert Hall
	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
	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
	2064k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200) moored pierside at Naval Station San Diego, in December 2008. Note USS Peleliu (LHA-5) beyond Guadalupe**.	Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	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
	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
	1177k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200)** moored at Pier 27, San Francisco, 11 March 2010.	Photos by CAPT. Jack C. Goldthorpe, USCG (Ret.)
	1097k		Photos by CAPT. Jack C. Goldthorpe, USCG (Ret.)
	361k	An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the littoral combat ship *USS Freedom* (LCS11) lands on USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) for a personnel transfer. Freedom** is participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010. US Navy photo # 100707-N-7058E-840 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 7, 2010) by LT. Ed Early.	Robert Hurst
	4167k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200) extends fuel lines toward the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)** during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. US Navy photo # 100713-M-7045P-014 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2010) by LCPL. Orlando Perez USMC.	Robert Hurst
	420k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200) refuels the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) left, and the Royal Australian Navy amphibious ship HMAS Kanimbla (LPA-51)*, right during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. US Navy photo # 100713-N-7058E-449 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 13, 2010)* by LT. Ed Early.	Robert Hurst
	375k	Rigid-hull inflatable boats posing as pirate skiffs approach *USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200)** in an anti-piracy exercise during the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010, the world's largest international maritime exercise. US Navy photo # 100729-N-7058E-140 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 29, 2010) by LT. Ed Early.	Lee Wahler
	1829k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200)** returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability. US Navy photo # 100731-N-6854D-119 PEARL HARBOR (July 31, 2010) by MC2 Jon Dasbach.	Lee Wahler
	241k	The amphibious assault ship *USS Bonhomme Richard* (LHD-6) performs an underway replenishment with USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200). Bonhomme Richard** is on her way to represent the Navy at the Seattle Seafair. US Navy photo # 110727-N-ZC343-076 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 27, 2011) by MCCS Joe Kane.	Lee Wahler
	755k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200) underway alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) during a replenishment at sea. Carl Vinson** is underway conducting operations off the coast of Southern California. US Navy photo # 110919-N-DR144-226 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2011) by MC2 James R. Evans.	Lee Wahler
	370k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200) refuels the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG-104) during a replenishment at sea. Sterett** is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. US Navy photo # 120121-N-VY256-215 ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 21, 2012) by MC3 Christopher S. Johnson.	Lee Wahler