In june 1991, while she was coming back from the persian gulf after. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. The meus last combat operation in desert storm was an iraqi prisoner of war roundup on faylaka island, kuwait, march 3, 1991, which resulted in 1,4 iraqi prisoners. Check out our uss peleliu lha 5 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. The uss peleliu lha5 is a tarawaclass amphibious assault ship of the united states navy. Peleliu s keel was laid down in 1976 at the litton industries ingalls shipbuilding company in pascagoula, mississippi. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. Uss peleliu lha5 a tarawaclass amphibious assault ship. Westpac cruise book 1988 westpac and persian gulf cruise book 1991.
Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Initially named da nang but commissioned as peleliu, she was the first ship to bear the name of the island and the second ship named in honor of the battles fought in the palau islands. Publishing cruisebooks since 1991, they have partnered with the naval. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment.
Uss peleliu lha 5 westpac and persian gulf cruise book. She eventually departed long beach in may 1991, in support of ongoing u. Uss peleliu lha5 is a tarawaclass amphibious assault ship of the united states navy. Peleliu, lha5, 1982, 198384, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 199596, 199798. She was launched on 25 november 1978, sponsored by peggy hayward, the wife of the chief of naval operations at that time, admiral thomas b. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss peleliu page. Back to uss peleliu lha 5 westpac and persian gulf cruise book 1991 page. Uss peleliu was the final ship in the tarawa class of amphibious assault ships. Peleliu was originally going to be named uss khe sanh, and then uss da nang. A portion of the proceeds from these cruise book sales by many of our partners. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Disasters and phenomena main tragedy of uss memphis sinking of uss indianapolis. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb.
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