The USS Peleliu (formerly the USS Da Nang) is an American Tarawa Class amphibious assault ship of 39300 tons displacement fully loaded launched in 1978. The USS Peleliu is powered by two Combustion Engineering boilers providing a top speed of 24 knots and a range of 10000 miles at 20 knots. She carries a crew of 930 including 56 officers plus 1703 ...