USS Elite (LHD-5)

The Amphibious Assault Carrier was built at Ingalls. It was homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, but like most of the 5th Fleet, it was homeported at San Diego, California. During the War, it would sometimes be put at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

The ship was honored to have Admiral Alex Silverton, the commander of the 5th Fleet. The Elite's XO was Captain Alex Ryn, but she was later replaced by part-time XO Captain Daniel Duong of the USS Rafael Peralta.

The ship was outfitted to endure any moderate damage as long it wasn't a torpedo. The ship was armed with 2 Sea Sparrow Missile Systems, 2 Rolling Airframe Missile Systems, 4 .50 caliber machine guns, 2 Phalanx CIWS guns, 3 25 mm Mark 38 cannons.

The ship also carried a personnel of 2,000. 3/4th of that number consisted of US Marines from the 115th Battalion. It also carried several jets, attack helos and transports, along with 4 RHIBS.

During the war, the ship's first engagement in the Atlantic was the Iraq Campaign. Then, when the ship was transferred to the Pacific Ports, it was sent out to the Korea territory with a few destroyers. The ship had lost 3/4th of its Marines.

The Elite was assigned to the task force that was to stop China from wreaking havoc in the region.

The Elite was also tasked to bring Commander Daniel Duong to Japan to negotiate peace terms between the Japanese and Chinese people.