PELELIU (LHA 5)
(ex - DA NANG)
AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP (GENERAL PURPOSE)
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		LHA 1				UIC:		20748
Status:		Out of Commission, In Reserve				Fleet:
Date Status Changed:		03/31/2015				Homeport:
Maintenance Category:		B				Berth:		NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Pearl Harbor, HI
Force:
Builder:		Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		11/06/1970				Commission Date:		05/03/1980
Keel Date:		11/26/1976				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		11/25/1978				Decommission Date:		03/31/2015
Age (since Launch)		40.8				Years from Commission to Decommission:		35.0
Delivery Date:		04/03/1980				In-Service Date:
Age (since Delivery)		39.3				Out of Service Date:
						Stricken Date:
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Overall Length:		820 ft				Waterline Length:		778 ft
Extreme Beam:		106 ft				Waterline Beam:		106 ft
Max Navigational Draft:		27 ft				Draft Limit:		27 ft
Light Displacement:		26255 tons				Full Displacement:		39925 tons
Dead Weight:		13670 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, aluminum superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		2
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Steam Turbines
Accommodations:			Officers:		82
			Enlisted:		882
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:			NAVSEA INACTIVE SHIPS ON-SITE MAINTENANCE OFFICE, PEARL HARBOR, HI
Planning Yard:
Nuclear Planning Yard:
Ships Program Manager:
Comments:
Last Updated:		10/08/2015
To learn more about current U.S. Navy ship types visit: