USS Guam

USS Guam

Three vessels of the United States Navy have been named USS "Guam", after the island of Guam.

* The first USS|Guam|PG-43|3 was a patrol gunboat in China, renamed "Wake" in January 1941 and in December becoming the only American ship ever to be captured by the Japanese.

* The second USS|Guam|CB-2|3 was a large cruiser in service from 1944 to 1947.

* The third USS|Guam|LPH-9|3 was an Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship in service from 1965 to 1998.


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