Amphibious Assault Ship (General Purpose)
Tarawa Class

Peleliu is the first U.S. Navy ship to carry the name Peleliu, and the second ship named in honor of the World War II battles fought in the Palau Islands. The first ship was USS Palau (CVE 122), a Commencement Bay Class aircraft carrier, which served from 1946 until being decommissioned in 1954. Peleliu is named in honor of the 3rd Amphibious Force’s assault and capture of Peleliu Island in the fall of 1944.

Builders: Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss.
Power Plant: Two boilers, two geared steam turbines, two shafts, 70,000 total shaft horsepower
Length: 820 feet (249.9 meters)
Beam: 106 feet (31.8 meters)
Displacement: 39,400 tons (40,032 metric tons) full load
Speed: 24 knots (27.6 miles per hour)
Aircraft: (Actual mix depends upon mission)
Nine CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters
Twelve CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters
Six AV-8B Harrier attack planes
Crew: Ships Company: 82 officers, 882 enlisted
an embarked Marine Expeditionary Unit of 1,900 plus
Armament: Two RAM launchers; two Phalanx 20 mm CIWS mount; four 25 mm Mk 38 machine guns; five .50 caliber guns;
Commissioned: May 29, 1976