PELELIU LHA 5

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship (General Purpose) Ordered 6 November 1970 as KHE SANH Renamed DA NANG 8 April 1974 Keel Laid 12 November 1976 Renamed PELELIU 15 February 1978 Launched 11 November 1978 - Christened 6 January 1979 USS PELELIU LHA-5 Commissioned 3 May 1980 - Decommissioned 31 March 2015

Naval Covers

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1. USS Peleliu LHA-5 Covers Page 1     (1976-2015)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

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Ship Postmarks

 

Locy Type FDC 2-1(n+) (USN,USS)

1980-05-03

Commissioning, Official Ships Cachet

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USN,USS)

1984-02-24

Collectors Request, Official Ships Cachet

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D2,USS)

1989-07-04

Independence Day, cachet by Gary Rogak

 

Locy Type 2-1m(n+) (USS)

1996-07-04

Independence Day, cachet by Gary Rogak

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USN,USS)

1984-02-24

Collectors Request, Official Ships Cachet

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS)

1996-08-24

Christening of the USS Bridge AOE-10. Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 11-1a(n+) (USS)

2010-09-11

Ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type 11-1(n+) (USS) {2010}

2010-09-11

On piece, collector request by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 11-1(n+) (USS) {2013}

2013-03-08

On piece, collector request by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2008-10-24

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet, cover serviced by Wolfgang Hechler.

 

Locy Type Meter OFR2 (#520061) ZIP 96624

1992-12-01

N/A

On Piece

 

Locy Type LDC F

2015-03-31

Decommissioning, cover serviced by Greg Ciesielski

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USPS Pictorial Postmark

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Last Day In / Commission Sta. San Diego CA

2015-03-31

Decommissioning, cachet by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Other Information

USS PELELIU LHA-5 earned the following awards during her Naval career - Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ one silver star, Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2 awards), Navy Expeditionary Medal w/ 1 star, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 4 stars, Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 1 star, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal w/ 2 stars, Humanitarian Service Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

NAMESAKE

KHE SANH
The district capital of Hướng Hoá District, Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam

DA NANG
A major port city in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea

PELELIU
Named for the Battle of Peleliu during World War II.

The ships sponsor is Peggy Hayward, the wife of the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Thomas B. Hayward.

 

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