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USS Peleliu (LHA-5)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Echo - Lima
 NPEL
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Navy Unit Commendation
Second Row - Navy Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4)
Third Row - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal (1-Boat People -21 July 1979 to 30 June 1984)
Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship (General Purpose):
  • Ex-Da Nang, ex-Khe Sanh laid down 12 November 1976, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. Pascagoula, MS.
  • Renamed Peleliu, 15 February 1978
  • Launched, 25 November 1978
  • Commissioned USS Peleliu (LHA-5), 3 May 1980
  • Peleliu is assigned to the Naval Surfaces Forces Pacific, US Third Fleet, US Pacific Fleet, and is homeported at San Diego, CA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 38,900 tons (fl.)
    Length 820'
    Beam 106'
    Draft 26'
    Speed 24 kts.
    Crew 82 Officer, 882 Enlisted
    Troop Accommodations 1900 plus
    Armament two RAM launchers, two single 5"/54 gun mounts, two 20 mm Phalanx (CIWS), six 25 mm chain guns
    Aircraft 28 amphibious transport helicopters
    Power Plant two 600 psi boilers, two geared steam turbines, two shafts, 70,000 total shaft horsepower
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    Peleliu 189k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) passing through Milaflores Lock, Panama Canal, December 1980.
    Photo by PH3 Joe A. Kalentkowski USN.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Peleliu 81k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) conducting amphibious exercises with units of Assault Craft Unit One ACU-1. Note: LCU-653, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, July 1982    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Peleliu 105k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, May 1983    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Peleliu 110k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Robert Hurst
    Peleliu 73k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Peleliu 66k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) underway off San Diego, date unknown.
    ©Marine Photos of San Diego, CA.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Peleliu 80k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) underway off the Hawaiian Islands, date unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 .
    Peleliu 21k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 USS Peleliu web site
    Peleliu 53k USS Peleliu (LHA-5), at Hong Kong, 1992. William Chiu
    Peleliu 60k USS Peleliu (LHA-5), at Hong Kong. 1992 William Chiu
    Peleliu 63k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) conducting amphibious exercises, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, January 1999    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Peleliu 411k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) anchors for well deck operations and flight quarters, 8 January 2002. Peleliu is underway in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
    US Navy photo # 020108-N-9467K-161 (8 January 2002) by PH3 Ryan M. Kitchell.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Peleliu 237k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) and the rest of the Peleliu Amphibious Group arrive at Freemantle, Australia, 28 January 2002.
    US Navy photo.    		 USS Peleliu web site
    Peleliu 30k USS Peleliu (LHA-5), at San Diego, CA., 5 April 2002 Photo by JO2(SW) Jason Heavner USN,
    ComNavSurfPac Public Affairs
    Peleliu 56k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) underway, date and location unknown. Dustie Meads
    Peleliu 82k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) off Long Beach, date unknown. Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Peleliu 34k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) underway, date and location unknown. Robert Hurst
    Peleliu 76k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) sailors “man the rails” as the ship transits San Diego Bay as she returns from deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Five San Diego-based ships assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group One (ESG-1) returned home following a six and a half month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. The ships of ESG 1 include the amphibious assault ship Peleliu (LHA 5), the dock landing ship USS Ogden (LPD-5), guided missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG-73), the guided missile frigate USS Jarrett (FFG-33) and the dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD-42).
    US Navy photo # 040309-N-8076M-051 by PH3 Mark A. Mead.    		 Bill Gonyo
    Peleliu 70k A Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC), assigned to Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5), departs from USS Peleliu (LHA-5), 28 June 2005. ACU-5 is currently conducting amphibious training on the beaches of Pacific Missile Range Facility, on the island of Kauai, HI.
    US Navy photo # 050628-N-9866B-014 by JO2 Zack Baddorf.    		 Jack Treutle
    Peleliu 525k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) and USS Cushing (DD-985) moored at Naval Station San Diego, CA. APL-15 was alongside Cushing to accommodate her crew while the destroyer was undergoing pre-decommissioning prior to her actual decommissioning, 21 September 2005. Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Peleliu 450k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) moored at Naval Station San Diego, CA., March 2006. Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Peleliu 580k Navy harbor tugs assigned to Naval Station Pearl Harbor assist USS Peleliu (LHA-5) as she prepares to moor pierside at Naval Station Pearl Harbor. Peleliu was making a port visit prior to returning to her homeport at Naval Station San Diego after completing a four-month Pacific Partnership humanitarian assistance mission.
    US Navy photo # 070912-N-4965F-012 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Sept. 12, 2007) by MC1James E. Foehl    		 Lee Wahler
    Peleliu 1435k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) underway in the Pacific Ocean conducting routine operations. Peleliu is the lead ship of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment.
    US Navy photo # 80514-N-2183K-030 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 14, 2008) by MC3 Dustin Kelling    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Peleliu 512k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) steams through the South China Sea, 30 May 2008. Peleliu is the flagship of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment.
    US Navy photo # 080530-N-2179W-208 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 30, 2008) by MC2 Scott Web.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Peleliu 546k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) steams through the South China Sea, 30 May 2008. Peleliu is the flagship of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment.
    US Navy photo # 080530-N-2179W-234 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 30, 2008) by MC2 Scott Web.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Peleliu 889k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) steams through the South China Sea, 30 May 2008. Peleliu is the flagship of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment.
    US Navy photo # 080530-N-2179W-243 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 30, 2008) by MC2 Scott Web.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Peleliu 515k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) steams through the South China Sea, 30 May 2008. Peleliu is the flagship of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment.
    US Navy photo # 080530-N-2179W-263 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 30, 2008) by MC2 Scott Web.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Peleliu 485k An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA-311) lands aboard the Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA-5) as it steams through the South China Sea. Peleliu is the flagship of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment.<
    US Navy photo # 080530-N-2179W-275 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 30, 2008) by MC2 Scott Web.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Peleliu 577k An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA-311) lands aboard the Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA-5) as it steams through the South China Sea. Peleliu is the flagship of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment.
    US Navy photo # 080530-N-2179W-277 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 30, 2008) by MC2 Scott Web.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Peleliu 3413k USS Peleliu (LHA-5) moored pierside in the Middle East, 16 August 2008. Peleliu is deployed in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations.
    US Navy photo # 080816-N-3583Z-001 RED SEA (Aug. 16, 2008) by AM3 Yuefeng Zhai.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    USS Peleliu (LHA-5) Memorabilia
    Peleliu
    3 May 1980
    Commissioning Program
    Contributed by Robert M. Cieri    		 Peleliu
    Peleliu Island
    Ship's Namesake
    Contributed by Robert M. Cieri    		 Peleliu
    1980
    Welcome Aboard
    Contributed by Robert M. Cieri    		 Peleliu
    1982
    Welcome Aboard
    Contributed by Robert M. Cieri
    There is no DANFS history available for USS Peleliu (LHA-5) at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Fleet Reserve Association
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