Tarawa-class Amphibious Assault Ships
LHA-5 USS Pelilieu
Highlights of Ship's Service History
![[USS Peleliu photo]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/USS_Peleliu_LHA5.jpg "USS Peleliu (LHA-5)")
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 30, 2007) - Amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) conducts local operations near the Southern California coast. Peleliu is a member of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3, homeported in San Diego.
Photo source: Wikipedia
![[ Wikipedia icon ]](http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss162/RustyBill/website/icon/wiki.gif "Wikipedia article"){kind=icon}
6 Nov 1970
![[ quill pen icon ]](http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss162/RustyBill/website/icon/authorize.gif "Authorised")
Contract awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi
12 Nov 1976
![[ keel laid icon ]](http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss162/RustyBill/website/icon/keel.gif "Keel laid")
Keel laid
25 Nov 1978
![[ champagne bottle icon ]](http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss162/RustyBill/website/icon/launch.gif "Launched")
Launched
3 May 1980
![[ bunting icon ]](http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss162/RustyBill/website/icon/commission.gif "Commissioned")
Commissioned
2009
![[ Flag of United States ]](http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss162/RustyBill/website/flags/us-tn.gif "United States")
In service, assigned to Battle Force/Pacific Fleet, homeported in San Diego, CA.
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Ship's Official Website
United States Naval Vessel Register
Wikipedia
NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy![[ World Wide Web icon ]](http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss162/RustyBill/website/icon/web.gif "WWW article"){kind=icon}
Haze Gray & Underway
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