Editing USS Peleliu

{{Short description|Amphibious assault ship of the U.S. Navy}}
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|Ship country=United States
|Ship flag={{USN flag}}
|Ship name= ''Peleliu''
|Ship namesake=[[Battle of Peleliu]] 
|Ship ordered=6 November 1970
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|Ship builder= [[Ingalls Shipbuilding]]
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|Ship laid down=12 November 1976
|Ship launched=25 November 1978
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|Ship renamed= from ''Da Nang''
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|Ship commissioned=3 May 1980
|Ship recommissioned=
|Ship decommissioned=31 March 2015
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|Ship struck=30 April 2024
|Ship reinstated=
|Ship homeport=[[Naval Base San Diego|San Diego]]
|Ship identification=*[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: NPEL
*{{ICS|November}}{{ICS|Papa}}{{ICS|Echo}}{{ICS|Lima}}
*[[Hull number]]: LHA-5
|Ship motto=*''Pax per Potens''
*(Peace through power)
|Ship nickname= *''The Fighting Five''
*''Iron Nickel''
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|Ship status= Stricken
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|Ship badge=[[File:USS Peleliu COA.png|150px]]
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|Ship class={{Sclass|Tarawa|amphibious assault ship}}
|Ship displacement=*39,438 [[long ton]]s full and
*25,982 tons light
|Ship length={{convert|820|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|106.6|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship draft={{convert|27|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion=*2 steam combustion engineering modified super 6 boilers 
*2 Westinghouse steam turbines
|Ship speed={{convert|24|kn}}
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|Ship complement=262 officers and about 2,543 [[enlisted men]]
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|Ship armament=*Two [[RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile|rolling airframe missile]] launchers,
*four 25 mm [[M242 Bushmaster#Naval|Mk&nbsp;38 Bushmaster gun]] mounts,
*two [[Phalanx CIWS]] for self-defense,
*five [[M2 Browning|{{convert|0.5|in|mm|abbr=on|1}}]] machine guns.
*These ships were built with an offensive armament with three 5-inch rapid-fire [[naval gun]]s and a defense of two Mk 115 [[Basic Point Defense Missile System|Basic Point Defense Missile]] [[guided missile]] units.
|Ship aircraft=(typical) Six [[AV-8B Harrier]] attack planes; four [[AH-1Z Viper]] attack [[helicopter]]s; 12 [[Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight|CH-46 Sea Knight]] helicopters; nine [[CH-53 Sea Stallion]] heavy helicopters; four [[UH-1Y Venom]] utility helicopters, and two V-22 Ospreys.
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'''USS ''Peleliu'' (LHA-5)''' is a {{sclass|Tarawa|amphibious assault ship}} of the [[United States Navy]], named for the [[Battle of Peleliu]] of [[World War II]]. Entering service in 1980, she has been deployed to the [[Persian Gulf]] on several occasions, performed an evacuation of [[U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay]] following the [[1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo|eruption of Mount Pinatubo]], operated with the [[INTERFET]] peacekeeping taskforce, participated in [[Pacific Partnership]] deployments, and provided assistance following the [[2010 Pakistan floods|massive floods in Pakistan in 2010]]. She was decommissioned in San Diego, California on 31 March 2015. She currently rests, out of commission and in reserve, at NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_LHA_5_2389.HTML|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208112948/http://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_LHA_5_2389.HTML|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 February 2017|title=Naval Vessel Register – PELELIU (LHA 5)|website=www.nvr.navy.mil|access-date=2017-07-14}}</ref> in the inactive reserve in case of further need.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20140702/NEWS04/307020082 |title=Decommissioning plan pulls all frigates from fleet by end of FY '15 |last1=Larter |first1=David |date=2 July 2014 |work=Military Times |publisher=Gannett Government Media |access-date=3 July 2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714182654/http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20140702/NEWS04/307020082 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Design and construction==
''Peleliu'' was originally going to be named USS ''Khe Sanh'', and then USS ''Da Nang''. ''Peleliu''{{'}}s [[keel]] was laid down in 1976 at the [[Litton Industries]] [[Ingalls Shipbuilding]] company in [[Pascagoula, Mississippi]]. She was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 25 November 1978, [[Ship sponsor|sponsored]] by Peggy Hayward, the wife of the [[Chief of Naval Operations]] at that time, [[Admiral]] [[Thomas B. Hayward]]. ''Peleliu'' was [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 3 May 1980.

==Operational history==
===1980s===
''Peleliu'' immediately steamed southwards and transited the [[Panama Canal]] to the Pacific Ocean. She crossed the [[Equator]] for the first time on 27 May 1980, setting a new record for time between an American [[warship]]'s commissioning and her crossing over into the [[Southern Hemisphere]]. ''Peleliu'' then steamed to the [[seaport]] of [[Long Beach, California]].
[[File:T-6 Texan aboard USS Peleliu (LHA-5) 03 for The Winds of War TV series 1981.jpeg|thumb|[[North American T-6 Texan|T-6 Texan]] aboard ''Peleliu'' in 1981 during the filming of ''[[The Winds of War (miniseries)|The Winds of War]]''. The ship was doubling for the aircraft carrier {{USS|Enterprise|CV-6|6}}.]]
[[File:USS Peleliu (LHA-5) off Australia in 1982.jpg|thumb|''Peleliu'' off Australia in 1982.]]

Following the 17 October [[1989 Loma Prieta earthquake]], ''Peleliu'' was one of the 24 U.S. Navy and [[Military Sealift Command]] ships that rendered assistance. ''Peleliu'' provided shelter for 300 victims and provided helicopter support.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/humanitarian.htm |title=A Sampling of U.S. Naval Humanitarian Operations |publisher=The Navy Department Library |access-date=19 November 2012 |archive-date=25 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225055037/http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/humanitarian.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===1990s===
''Peleliu'' deployed again to the Western Pacific in January 1990. The ship, along with her [[Amphibious Ready Group]] (ARG), participated in multinational exercises including Exercise Team Spirit with forces from the [[Republic of Korea]], and Exercise Cobra Gold, in Thailand. ''Peleliu'' returned home to [[Naval Station Long Beach]] in July and later that summer entered the shipyard for an availability period that was scheduled to last nearly a year. The U.S. response to the [[Invasion of Kuwait|Iraqi invasion of Kuwait]] in August 1990 curtailed the shipyard availability and forced ''Peleliu'' into an accelerated schedule of pre-deployment training, but she did not deploy for [[Operation Desert Shield]]/[[Operation Desert Storm|Desert Storm]]. She eventually departed Long Beach in May 1991, in support of ongoing U.S. operations in the Middle East. In June 1991, while en route to the Persian Gulf, she was diverted from a scheduled port call in [[Hong Kong]] to the [[Philippines]], where she participated in the evacuation of the Americans from the Naval Base Subic Bay following the [[volcanic eruption]] of Mount Pinatubo. This evacuation included taking most of the patients from the maternity ward at the Subic Bay naval hospital, and hence there were several births on board. This eruption was one of the largest of the past 100 years and covered a large region of the Philippines in [[volcanic ash]] and caused extensive damage to American military bases in the area, including Naval Station Subic Bay, [[Naval Air Station Cubi Point]], and [[Clark Air Force Base]].

On returning to her home port at [[Long Beach Naval Shipyard]], ''Peleliu'' went through an extensive shipyard rehabilitation, including time in the dry dock. She was again underway by May 1992 and going through workups and inspections for her next Western Pacific (WESTPAC) deployment on 21 January 1994. She changed home ports to [[Naval Station San Diego]] during this time period. On deploying with the [[11th Marine Expeditionary Unit]], and following stops in Pearl Harbor and [[Singapore]], she steamed for [[Mogadishu, Somalia]] to participate in [[Operation Continue Hope]] and [[Operation Quick Draw]]. She arrived on station around 3 March 1994 and spent the next three months supporting operations in the area. VIP visits included [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] General [[John Shalikashvili]], COMPHIBGRU THREE, Rear Admiral James B. Perkins III, and CJTF Major General Thomas M. Montgomery, U.S. Army and Brig. General Vercauteren, USMC. While off the coast of Mombasa, she participated in [[Operation Distant Runner]] at the border of [[Rwanda]] and [[Burundi]]. Medical and Dental Civic Action Programs(MEDCAP, DENCAP) were performed in the villages of Kipini and Witu, Kenya, providing medical and dental services to local civilians. Leaving Somalia on 4 June 1994, she steamed to [[Perth]], Australia for a port visit. On 30 June 1994, ''Peleliu'' slowed her pace home and along with ship's company, Marines of [[2nd Battalion 5th Marines]], paused to honor the fallen off the coast of her name sake [[Peleliu]], where 50 years earlier the Marines of the [[1st Marine Division (United States)|1st Marine Division]] suffered 6,526 casualties with 1,256 killed in action against 10,138 Japanese defenders of which very few were taken alive in the [[Battle of Peleliu]].<ref>USS Peleliu 1994 WESTPAC Cruise book</ref>

''Peleliu'' again deployed to the Western Pacifice and to the Persian Gulf in November 1995. The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit/Special Operations Capable, partially comprising aviation units from the Third Marine Aircraft Wing, (HMM-268 REIN) embarked on board ''Peleliu''. The ship eventually arrived in the Persian Gulf in support Operation Southern Watch. ''Peleliu'' made port calls at Pearl Harbor, Okinawa, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Phuket.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

''Peleliu'' was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led [[INTERFET]] peacekeeping [[task force]] from 26 October to 27 November 1999.<ref>{{cite book |last=Stevens |first=David |title=Strength Through Diversity: The combined naval role in Operation Stabilise |series=Working Papers |volume=20 |year=2007 |publisher=Sea Power Centre – Australia |location=Canberra |isbn=978-0-642-29676-4 |issn=1834-7231 |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Working_Paper_20.pdf |access-date=6 September 2010 |page=14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910150114/http://www.navy.gov.au/w/images/Working_Paper_20.pdf |archive-date=10 September 2012 }}</ref>

===2000s===
[[File:Steel Beach Party.jpeg|thumb|''Peleliu'' at dusk]]
''Peleliu'' departed from San Diego in August 2001 with the [[15th Marine Expeditionary Unit]] on board for a six-month deployment in the Western Pacific. She was in the port of [[Darwin, Australia]] during the [[September 11 attacks]]. Following those attacks, ''Peleliu'' was sent to the [[North Arabian Sea]] and, on 26 November 2001, she took the first [[U.S. Marines]] to Afghanistan as part of [[Operation Enduring Freedom]]. After the American [[Taliban]] [[John Walker Lindh]] was captured in Afghanistan, he was taken aboard ''Peleliu'' on 14 December 2001. There he was interrogated by a U.S. Marine Corps [[military intelligence|intelligence team]]. While he was on board, Lindh signed confessions and he told his interrogators that he was not merely a member of the Taliban, but a full member of [[Al Qaeda]].

Lindh received surgery by the senior [[surgeon]] of ''Peleliu'' to remove a bullet in his leg, and he was also treated for [[frostbite]] on his toes.<ref name="Lawsuit">{{cite web |date=2 April 2002|url=http://news.findlaw.com/cnn/docs/terrorism/us032902opp2licmot.pdf|title=United States of America vs John Phillip Walker Lindh – Criminal No. 02-37-A|publisher=United States District Court|access-date=1 August 2007|author=Paul J. McNulty [[Lawyer|United States Attorney]]|quote= On 14 December 2001, Lindh was taken from [[Camp Rhino]] to the USS ''Peleliu'' where he received the following treatment: 12 days after his US capture in Afghanistan, he was operated on by ''Peleliu''{{'}}s senior surgeon to remove the bullet lodged in his leg; he received daily medical treatment for the bullet wound as well as mild frostbite on his toes; he received various forms of medication including Motrin and Keflex (an [[antibiotic]]). He and his fellow detainees were advised five times per day as to the time for prayer and the brig supervisor called up to the deck to ascertain the location of [[Mecca]] so that he could advise the detainees in which direction to pray. He and his fellow detainees were provided Qurans to facilitate their prayers. He was permitted to shower twice a week and to wash his feet every day. He was given meals and unlimited water, was permitted to talk with his fellow detainees; and he was repeatedly queried by ''Peleliu'' personnel whether there was anything else he needed.}}</ref>

While on deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, in 2004, and as flagship of [[Expeditionary Strike Group One]], a hostile boat was intercepted by warships at sea in the [[Indian Ocean]], and 15 people were detained. An estimated {{convert|2800|lb}} of [[hashish]] was seized by American and Australian warships after the interception of the boat in the North Arabian Sea.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=11265| title= Interrogation of Suspected al Qaeda Affiliates Lead U.S., Australian Navies to Seize More Drugs| date= 2 January 2004| publisher= U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs| access-date= 20 January 2011| url-status=dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070712091527/http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=11265| archive-date= 12 July 2007}}</ref> During this deployment Peleliu was deployed for nine months and supported air strikes into Iraq. Marines from the embarked Marine Expeditionary Unit participated in ground operations in southern Iraq.
[[File:US Navy 050627-N-9866B-009 Amphibious assault vehicles travel through the Pacific Ocean after departing the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5).jpg|thumb|left|The [[3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion]] departs ''Peleliu'' during exercises off the coast of [[Hawaii]] in 2005]]
''Peleliu'' steamed to support of the [[Pacific Partnership]] mission from 23 May through 20 September 2007. This mission included medical, dental, construction, and other humanitarian assistance programs on shore and afloat in the Philippines, [[Vietnam]], [[Papua New Guinea]], the [[Solomon Islands]], and the [[Marshall Islands]]. The medical personnel on board ''Peleliu'' included teams from the U.S. Navy and ten other countries, and also from three private assistance organizations.

In 2008, ''Peleliu'' was sent to the Indian Ocean to support [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]], Operation Enduring Freedom, and antipiracy operations. On 10 August 2008, ''Peleliu'' responded to a distress call from a [[merchant ship]], ''Gem of Kilakari'', that was being attacked by armed [[pirate]]s in the [[Gulf of Aden]]. That pirate attack was suppressed with no injuries.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/08/ap_pirateattack_080808/| title= Navy: Amphib repels pirates|date= 8 August 2008 |agency=Associated Press| access-date=20 January 2011 }}</ref>

===2010s===
In August 2010, ''Peleliu'' was sent to [[Port of Karachi]], Pakistan, to use 19 of her helicopters for rescue during the [[2010 Pakistan floods|massive floods in southern Pakistan]], which were the worst in the recorded history of Pakistan up to that point.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/id/60396/ |title= USS Peleliu to Provide Helos for Pakistan Relief |first= Jim |last= Garamone |date= 11 August 2010 |publisher= American Forces Press Service |access-date=20 January 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/world/asia/12pstan.html |title= U.S. Provides Additional Helicopters to the Relief Effort |first= Thom |last= Shanker |date= 11 August 2010 |work=The New York Times |access-date=20 January 2011 }}</ref>

During this deployment, ''Peleliu''{{'}}s commanding officer was relieved of command and reassigned for being "unduly familiar" with several crewmembers. The [[chief of staff]] for [[Expeditionary Strike Group 3]], was then assigned as the [[commanding officer]] of ''Peleliu''.<ref>Steele, Jeanette, "Navy Commander in Charge of Peleliu Is Fired", ''[[San Diego Union-Tribune]]'', 15 August 2010.</ref>

On 24 November 2010, ''Peleliu'' returned full circle and she was berthed in the [[Subic Bay Freeport Zone]] on her first visit there since the evacuation by the Navy in 1991. That deployment also included port visits to: [[Naval Base Guam]], Apra Harbor, Guam; [[Darwin (city)|Darwin]], Australia; [[Dubai]], UAE; [[Phuket (city)|Phuket]], Thailand; and [[Naval Station Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]], Hawai'i before returning to her home port in [[San Diego]], California on 18 Dec 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs8.com/story/13709042/uss-peleliu-returns-home-to-san-diego|title=USS Peleliu returns home to San Diego}}</ref>

On 17 September 2012, ''Peleliu'' deployed to the C5F AOR.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lha5/Pages/bio2_relieved_june2012.aspx#.V7ANiGWtylI|title=Captain John D. Deehr|website=www.public.navy.mil|access-date=14 August 2016|archive-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011183631/http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lha5/Pages/bio2_relieved_june2012.aspx#.V7ANiGWtylI|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 14 May 2013, ''Peleliu'' returned to her homeport after an eight-month deployment,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs8.com/story/22245368/welcome-home-uss-peleliu-uss-green-bay-and-uss-rushmore|title=Welcome home USS Peleliu, USS Green Bay and USS Rushmore}}</ref> accompanied by the {{USS|Green Bay|LPD-20}} and the {{USS|Rushmore|LSD-47}}.

[[File:USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in the Philippine Sea in October 2014.JPG|thumb|''Peleliu'' in the Philippine Sea, October 2014.]]

In February 2014, the [[United States Pacific Fleet]] announced that {{USS|Green Bay|LPD-20|6}} would be forward deployed to replace the decommissioned {{USS|Denver|LPD-9|6}} in Japan. ''Peleliu'' deployed to the Western Pacific to mitigate the gap in amphibious presence. The ship visited numerous ports including, [[Apra Harbor, Guam]]; [[Sasebo]] and [[Okinawa, Japan]]; Subic Bay, Philippines and [[Singapore]]. During the visits, ''Peleliu'' competed against partner nation teams during various sporting events and participated in community relations projects.

Over the course of deployment, ''Peleliu'' transited more than {{convert|25000|nmi}}, conducted the safe launch and recovery of more than 50 Landing Craft Utility, 30 Landing Craft Air Cushion, and 25 Amphibious Assault Vehicle ship to shore movements, as well as carrier and deck landing qualifications and operations for U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft squadrons, [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] [[160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)]] and foreign aircraft from [[Colombia]], [[Peru]], [[Mexico]] and [[Argentina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=85036|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226093458/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=85036|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 December 2014|title="Iron Nickel" Returns to San Diego for Final Time|first=This story was written by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dustin Knight, USS Peleliu Public|last=Affairs}}</ref>

Upon assignment to [[United States Seventh Fleet|Seventh Fleet]], the ship embarked Commander, Amphibious Force Seventh Fleet, Commander, Amphibious Squadron 11 and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and joined {{USS|Germantown|LSD-42|6}} to form the ''Peleliu'' Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG). While deployed, the ARG conducted security and stability operations and exercises throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to include Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 15 and other maritime cooperation exercises with partner nations.

From June to August 2014, ''Peleliu'', with Amphibious Squadron Three, Special Purpose Marine Task Force Three and [[HSC-21|Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21]] embarked, participated in [[Exercise RIMPAC|Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014]] as part of the [[United States Third Fleet|Third Fleet]].

==Decommissioning==
''Peleliu'' returned to Naval Base San Diego on 24 December 2014 from her final six-month deployment to the Western Pacific. Upon return, the ship made preparations to decommission in March 2015 after 34 years of service, 17 deployments and more than {{convert|1.6|e6km|mi|abbr=off}} transited.

''Peleliu'' was decommissioned on 31 March 2015 in San Diego.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=85207|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091113/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=85207|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2015|title=USS Peleliu to be Decommissioned After Nearly 35 Years of Service|first=This story was written by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan J. Batchelder, USS Peleliu Public|last=Affairs}}</ref> Following her decommissioning, the 820&nbsp;ft-long vessel was moved to Pearl Harbor to join the reserve fleet.<ref name=":0" /> ''Peleliu'' was placed in an inactive reserve status<ref name=":0" /> and moored alongside her sister ship {{USS|Tarawa|LHA-1|2}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naval-technology.com/news/newsus-navy-decommissions-uss-peleliu-4545317|title=US Navy decommissions USS Peleliu – Naval Technology|date=1 April 2015|access-date=7 April 2015|archive-date=10 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410042944/http://www.naval-technology.com/news/newsus-navy-decommissions-uss-peleliu-4545317|url-status=dead}}</ref> Peleliu was struck April 30, 2024 and sits moored at NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii pending final disposal.

==Ship's coat of arms==
The stars across the top of the shield represent the [[Battle of Peleliu#Individual honors|eight Medal of Honor recipients]] from the Battle of Peleliu Island in 1944. Centered is the large Roman numeral "V", which represents the hull number of the ship, LHA-5. The four-point star in the "V" identifies the four functions of the landing force, and sustain their operations ashore. In the lower left-hand side of the shield is a ring, which by tradition of [[heraldry]], symbolizes the fifth born. The 1st Marine Division emblem is the constellation [[Southern Cross]] with the numeral '1' superimposed.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://archive.today/20131212230423/http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lha5 ''Peleliu'' homepage]
* [http://www.uscarriers.net/lha5history.htm USS ''Peleliu'' history at U.S. Carriers]
* {{cite web |title=USS Peleliu (LHA-5) |url=https://www.navsource.org/archives/10/07/0705.htm |website=NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive}}

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