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{{Infobox-chapter
| crest       = 
| name        = HMS ''Guadalcanal''
| hcn         = LPH-02
| city        = Fresno, CA, US
| affiliation = {{rmn}}
| type        = Marine Heavy Transport
| class       = Guadalcanal
| launched    = 13 NOV 2018
| co          = [[CAPTSG]] Dame Sonja Thiede, [[RMN]]
| status      = Active
! | reportsto   = 
| fleet       = Tenth Fleet
| website     = http://HMSThunderer.org
| image2      = HMS-GUADALCANAL-ROCKER.png
}}'''HMS Guadalcanal''' (LPH-02) is a [[Guadalcanal-class]] Marine Heavy Assault Transport.  Commanded by [[CAPTSG]] [[Dame]] Sonja Thiede, [[KE]], [[SC]], [[OG]], [[CGM]], [[GS]], [[QBM]], [[RMN]], ''Guadalcanal'' claims [[wikipedia:Fresno, California|Fresno, California]] as her charter city.  ''Guadalcanal'' serves as the [[Flagship]] of [[Tenth Fleet]], [[Task Group 91.1]], and the Marine [[Tenth Expeditionary Force]].
==History==
''Guadalcanal'' was commissioned on 13 November 2018 by order of [[Bureau of Ships|BuShips]]<ref name="BSD181109">[[BuShips Directive 1811-09]]</ref>, under the command of [[CAPTSG]] Sonja Thiede.
===Commanding Officers===
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved
|-
| 1 || [[CAPTSG]] Dame Sonja Thiede || 13 Nov 2018<ref name="BSD181109">[[BuShips Directive 1811-09]]</ref> || ''Incumbent''
|-
|}

===Crew Lineage===
* 24 MAY 2014: Crew commissioned {{hms|Wolf|CA-429}}.<ref name="BSD140505">[[BuShips Directive 1405-05]]</ref>
* 26 MAY 2015: A portion of crew commissioned {{hms|Cerberus|CLAC-42}} in Modesto, CA.<ref name="BSD150506">[[BuShips Directive 1505-06]]</ref>
* 01 AUG 2016: ''Cerberus'' and ''Wolf'' crews consolidate and commission {{hms|Thunderer|SD-323}}.<ref name="BSD160706">[[BuShips Directive 1607-06]]</ref>  ''Cerberus'' and ''Wolf'' are subsequently transferred to the reserve fleet.
* 13 NOV 2018: The crew of ''HMS Thunderer (SD-323)'' Transfer to {{hms|Guadalcanal|LPH-02}}. ''Thunderer'' is subsequently transferred to the reserve fleet.

==Command Staff==
* Commanding Officer: [[CAPTSG]] [[Dame]] Sonja Thiede, [[KE]], [[SC]], [[OG]], [[CGM]], [[GS]], [[QBM]]
* Executive Officer: [[CDR]] Jennifer Ward
* Ship's Bosun: [[SMCPO]] Neil Davis
==Embarked Flag Officer(s)==
* [[ADM]] Lady Chrissy Killian, First Countess, Fontana Flats
* [[RADM]] Lord [[Sir]] James Jones, [[KSK]], [[GCE]], [[CR]], [[SC]], [[OG]], [[CGM]], [[GS]], [[QBM]], [[CBM]], First Baron, Whidbey Basin, [[Commanding Officer]], [[Tenth Fleet]].
* [[Brigadier General|BGEN]] [[Sir]] Michael Houghtaling, [[KDE]], [[OG]], [[NS]], [[CBM]], [[Commanding Officer]], [[Tenth Expeditionary Force]].
* [[Brigadier General|BGEN]] [[Sir]] A.J. Olsen, [[KDE]], [[OG]], [[QBM]], [[CBM]], [[Deputy Commander]], [[Tenth Expeditionary Force]].

==Marine Detachment==
* Commanding Officer: [[LTCOL]] Geoffrey V. Kramer, [[ME]], [[CBM]], [[RMMC]]
* Executive Officer: [[MAJ]] David Moser, [[GS]], [[RMMC]]
* Gunny: [[SGTMAJ]] Jeremy Henry, [[ME]], [[CBM]], [[RMMC]]
==Auxiliary Craft==
No auxiliary craft have been launched since the commissioning of this vessel.
==Ship's Honors==
===Decorations===
==Ship's Orders==
==References==
{{reflist}}
==See Also==
* [http://hmsthunderer.org HMS ''Thunderer'' Home Page]