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NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

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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
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation (3)
Bottom Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Bosnia, Watch)

Henry J. Kaiser Class Fleet Oiler:

Laid down, 9 July 1990, at Avondale Industries, Westwego, 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.
Armament none
Complement
Civmar
18 Officers
64 Merchant Seamen
Navy
1 Officer
20 Enlisted

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
091903228	170k	*Namesake* Guadalupe - The Guadalupe River runs from Kerr County, Texas, to San Antonio Bay into the Gulf of Mexico. It is a popular destination for rafting, fly fishing, and canoeing. Larger cities along it include Kerrville, New Braunfels, Seguin, Gonzales, Cuero, and Victoria. It has several dams along its length, the most notable of which, Canyon Dam, forms Canyon Lake northwest of New Braunfels. Photo - A bluff on the Guadalupe River in Guadalupe River State Park ©Larry D. Moore Map - Guadalupe River watershed ©I. Kuru	Tommy Trampp
	165k	Principals for the christening and launching Guadalupe (T-AO-200), 5 October 1991, at Avondale Industries, Westwego, LA.	Tommy Trampp
	89k	Diana Cummings Kendrick Untermeyer, sponsor of *Guadalupe* presided over the christening ceremony. Here she releases the "hatchet" which will cut the rope sending the traditional bottle smashing against the ship. Watching in the background: Maid of Honor Elena Kendrick Untermeyer; Flower Girl; Samantha M. Kelso.	Tommy Trampp
	266k	Guadalupe (T-AO-200) Christening and launching, 5 October 1991, at Avondale Industries, Westwego, LA. Avondale Industries photo	Dale Hargrave
	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
091920054	253k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200)** underway near San Diego, CA., date unknown. ©George Barber	Nichols Tiberio
	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 Bonhomme 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
	170k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200) moored pierside at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, 2 September 2008, with USCGC Rush (WHEC-723)**. Photo by Daniel Ramirez.	Robert Hurst
	91k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200)** under way in San Francisco Bay, 22 March 2007.	Photo by Captain Jack C. Goldthorpe, USCG (Ret.)
	68k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200)** under way in San Francisco Bay, 22 March 2007.	Photo by Captain Jack C. Goldthorpe, USCG (Ret.)
	74k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200)** under way 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* (LCS-1) 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
	1285k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200)** departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to support 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 # 100705-N-6854D-098 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 5, 2010) by MC2 Jon Dasbach.	Robert Hurst
	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
	1822k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200) refuels the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG-97) Halsey** is on a deployment to the western Pacific region. US Navy photo # 111206-N-ZF681-520 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 6, 2011) by MC3 Christopher Farrington.	Lee Wahler
	1649k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200) alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) for a replenishment at sea. Abraham Lincoln** is in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility as part of a deployment to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans to support coalition efforts. US Navy photo # 120115-N-MH561-078 ANDAMAN SEA (Jan. 15, 2012) by CAPT. Jaime A. Quejada.	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
	1249k	The Russian navy destroyer Admiral Tributs (564), background, passes alongside *USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG-97) as they conduct a refueling at sea. Halsey** is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational, mission-based task force working under Combined Maritime Forces, to conduct counter-piracy operations in the Southern Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Somali Basin, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean. US Navy photo # 120219-N-ZF681-119 ARABIAN SEA (Feb.19, 2012) by MC3 Christopher Farrington.	Lee Wahler
NS0272bc	441k	*USS Abraham Lincoln* (CVN-72), bottom, the Military Sealift Command replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200), center, and the British Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring (D32)**, top, conduct a replenishment-at-sea, 6 June 2012, in the Arabian Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tim D. Godbee (# 120606-N-SK590-022).
	176k	The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser *USS Cape St. George* (CG-71) refuels during a replenishment at sea with USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200). Cape St. George** is deployed as part of Carrier Strike Group 9, operating in the US 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. US Navy photo # 120726-N-VY256-227 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 26, 2012) by MC3 Christopher S. Johnson.	Lee Wahler
	422k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200)** during an underway replenishment, 31 July 2012, location unknown. US Navy photo # 120730-M-VY256-513.	Robert Hurst
	189k	The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer *USS Preble* (DDG-88) and USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) conduct a replenishment-at-sea. Preble** is deployed with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 to the western Pacific region. US Navy photo # 130429-N-LP801-121 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 29, 2013) by MC3 Raul Moreno Jr.	Lee Wahler
091920052	220k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200)** moored pierside at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, HI., June 2013.	Larry Backus
091920053	234k		Larry Backus
	272k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200) comes alongside the guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG-90)** during an independent deployer certification (IDCERT). The IDCERT exercise is designed to certify select U.S. ships as independent deployers as tasked by Commander, US 3rd Fleet. US Navy photo # 130718-N-WX059-217 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2013) by MC2 Sean Furey.	Lee Wahler
	137k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200)** at Seattle, WA., 7 August 2013.	Photo by Ron Jensen
	276k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200) center, conducts a replenishment at sea with the guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG-83), top, and the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)*. Ronald Reagan and the embarked Carrier Air Wing* (CVW-2) are underway conducting carrier qualifications. US Navy photo # 131107-N-FN963-117 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 07, 2013) by MC2 Richard L. J. Gourley.	Lee Wahler
	239k	The littoral combat ship *USS Independence* (LCS-2) pulls alongside USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) as she conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD-8)** while underway off the coast of Southern California. US Navy photo # 140226-N-JO908-236 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 26, 2014) by MC2 Kory Alsberry.	Lee Wahler
	212k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200) delivers supplies to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD-8), not pictured, during a nighttime vertical replenishment. Makin Island*, the flagship of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is returning to homeport in San Diego from a seven-month deployment to the western Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility. US Navy photo # 150212-N-UK333-017 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb.12, 2015)* by MC1 Ronald Gutridge.	Ron Reeves
	949k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200), the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4) and the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Port Royal (CG-73) steam alongside each other during a replenishment at sea. Boxer** is currently underway conducting routine training exercises and maintenance in preparation for her upcoming deployment. US Navy photo # 160122-N-YR245-084 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 22, 2016) by MCSN Craig Z. Rodarte.	Lee Wahler
	590k	The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer *USS Lassen* (DDG-82), left, takes on fuel from USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) off the coast of Southern California during an underway replenishment (UNREP). Lassen** departed Yokosuka, Japan, 6 January 2016, for her new homeport of Mayport, Florida, after serving nearly 10 years as part of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces. US Navy photo # 160222-N-MD297-180 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2016) by MC2 Huey D. Younger Jr..	Lee Wahler
	221k	*USS Frank Cable* (AS-40) conducts a replenishment at sea (UNREP) with USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200). Frank Cable** is en route to Portland, OR. for a scheduled dry-dock maintenance availability. US Navy photo # 170321-N-DA434-092 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 21, 2017) by MC3 Alana Langdon.	Lee Wahler
	187k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200) comes alongside aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) for a replenishment-at-sea. Theodore Roosevelt** is under way conducting a tailored ship's training availability off the coast of California. US Navy photo # 170417-N-AD499-006 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 17, 2017) by MC3 Victoria Galbraith.	Lee Wahler
	208k	QM3 Tylique Wynn, left, and QM2 Amanda Martin prepare to use a flag to signal *USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200) during a replenishment-at-sea with the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). Theodore Roosevelt** is under way conducting a tailored ship's training availability off the coast of California. US Navy photo # 170422-N-VN584-241 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 22, 2017) by MCSN Alex Corona.	Lee Wahler
	286k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200) under way alongside the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) during a replenishment-at-sea. Theodore Roosevelt** is on a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. US Navy photo # 171008-N-SK327-1025 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2017) by MC3 Rachael Treon.	Lee Wahler
	269k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4). Boxer** is under way conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of operations. US Navy photo # 181012-N-GV721-0392 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 12, 2018) by MC1 Brian P. Caracci.	Lee Wahler
	212k	Sailors monitor a refueling station aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer *USS Chung-Hoon* (DDG-93), during a replenishment-at-sea with USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200). Chung-Hoon** is under way and conducting operations in international waters as part of a dual carrier strike force exercise. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Pacific region routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional security, stability and prosperity. US Navy photo # 181114-N-OW019-1102 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 14, 2018) by MC3 Logan C. Kellums.	Lee Wahler
	226k	The Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship *USS Patriot* (MCM-7), left, approaches the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) during a replenishment-at-sea. Patriot, part of Mine Countermeasures Squadron 7*, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response platform for contingency operations. US Navy photo # 190515-N-SB587-1010 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 15, 2019* by MC2 Corbin J. Shea.	Lee Wahler
	196k	*USNS Guadalupe* (T-AO-200) underway in the Pacific Ocean in preparation for a replenishment-at-sea with the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4), not pictured. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)** are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies, and maintain a presence to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations. US Navy photo # 190528-N-EZ002-1007 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 28, 2019) by MC3 Keypher Strombeck.	Lee Wahler