![The same flexibility and configuration that makes Peleliu an effective warship also makes it an extraordinarily effective ship for performing humanitarian assistance missions. The USS Peleliu can support a variety of medical, dental, veterinarian, educational and preventive medicine services. In addition, the ship deployed with a team of sailors from the naval construction force (Seabees) to perform repair and construction projects ashore.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090117214546im_/http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/press/newsroom/pictures/images/uss1.jpg) | The same flexibility and configuration that makes Peleliu an effective warship also makes it an extraordinarily effective ship for performing humanitarian assistance missions. The USS Peleliu can support a variety of medical, dental, veterinarian, educational and preventive medicine services. In addition, the ship deployed with a team of sailors from the naval construction force (Seabees) to perform repair and construction projects ashore. |