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'''HMS Guadalcanal''' (LPH-02) is a [[Guadalcanal-class]] Marine Heavy Transport.  Commanded by [[CAPTSG]] Dame Sonja Thiede, KE, SC, OG, CGM, GS, QBM, RMN, ''Guadalcanal'' claims 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]], under the command of [[CAPTSG]] Sonja Thiede.

===Commanding Officers===
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! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved
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| 1 || [[CAPTSG]] Dame Sonja Thiede || 13 Nov 2018 || ''Incumbent''
|-
|}

===Crew Lineage===
* 24 MAY 2014: Crew commissioned HMS Wolf CA-429.
* 26 MAY 2015: A portion of crew commissioned HMS Cerberus CLAC-42 in Modesto, CA.
* 01 AUG 2016: ''Cerberus'' and ''Wolf'' crews consolidate and commission HMS Thunderer SD-323. ''Cerberus'' and ''Wolf'' are subsequently transferred to the reserve fleet.
* 13 NOV 2018: The crew of ''HMS Thunderer (SD-323)'' Transfer to HMS Guadalcanal. ''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, Baron, Whidbey Basin, [[Commanding Officer]], [[Tenth Fleet]].
* [[Lieutenant General|LTGEN]] Lord Sir Michael Houghtaling, KDE, MC, OG, NS, CBM, Baron, Sutherland, Deputy Commander Marine Forces Command.
* [[Major General|MAJGEN]] Sir A.J. Olsen, KDE, SC, OG, QBM, CBM, Baron Grays Harbor, [[Fourth Space Lord]], [[Bureau of Communications]].

==Marine Detachment==
* Commanding Officer: [[Brigadier General|BGEN]] Geoffrey V. Kramer, ME, CBM, RMMC
* Executive Officer: [[COL]] Kenin Lau, ME, RMMC
* Gunny: [[RSM]] Shauni Allen, KDE, DGC, CBM, RMMC
==Auxiliary Craft==
No auxiliary craft have been launched since the commissioning of this vessel.
==Ship's Honors==
===Decorations===
==Ship's Orders==

==See Also==