Skip to main content

Naval History and Heritage Command

National Museum of the U.S. Navy

American Alliance of Museums Accredited Museums Logo
Please check our Hours of Operation page before planning your visit. Click on red bar for more information.
[X]
Tags
Disaster Relief
Related Content
Topic
  • Relief Efforts--Humanitarian Aid-Rescue
Document Type
  • Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
Navy Communities
File Formats
  • Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
  • National Museum of the U.S. Navy
Author Name
Place of Event
Recipient Name

October 12, 1980 - Al Asnam, Algeria


330-CFD-DN-SC-84-00749: USS Guadalcanal (LPH 7), an aerial starboard beam view of the amphibious assault ship off Beirut, Lebanon, May 13, 1983. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Caption: 330-CFD-DN-SC-84-00749: USS Guadalcanal (LPH 7), an aerial starboard beam view of the amphibious assault ship off Beirut, Lebanon, May 13, 1983. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7) and other ships of Amphibious Forces, Sixth Fleet, began assistance to earthquake victims in Al Asnam, Algeria.   Positioning 20-25 miles offshore, helicopters supported the disaster relief efforts.  


330-CFD-DN-ST-88-05672: USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7), an aerial port view of the amphibious assault ship, November 1, 1987. Photographed by PH2 Jeff Elliott. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Caption: 330-CFD-DN-ST-88-05672: USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7), an aerial port view of the amphibious assault ship, November 1, 1987. Photographed by PH2 Jeff Elliott. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
hide
Published: Thu Apr 30 07:45:51 EDT 2020