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USS LEYTE GULF (CG 55)


       
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Lima - Echo - Golf

CLASS - TICONDEROGA (Flight II)
Displacement 9,589 (FL) Tons, Dimensions, 565' 10" (oa) x 55' x 31' 6" (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/54RF, 2 VLS, (122 Missiles)
2 x 20mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 x 25mm Bushmaster mg. 6 x12.75" TT. 2 LAMPS Helos.
Machinery, 80,000 SHP; G.E. Gas Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 30+ Knots, Crew 370.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid on 18 MAR 1985 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS
Launched 20 JUN 1986
Commissioned 26 SEP 1987
Home port: Norfolk, VA

Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski

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Leyte Gulf
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272k Commissioning booklet, 26 SEPT 1987. Robert M. Cieri
Leyte Gulf 29k Port Bow. USN
Leyte Gulf 27k Port Bow view while underway in the South Pacific. Bernard A. Cardali
Leyte Gulf
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Starboard bow view while conducting Builders Sea Trials in the Gulf of Mexico in September 1987.

Ingalls Shipbuilding Photo.

Robert M. Cieri
Leyte Gulf 61k Aug. 1, 1988 - Gulf of Mexico: A port bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) underway. Fred Weiss
Leyte Gulf 59k Aug. 2, 1990 - Atlantic Ocean: A port view of the guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) underway en route to Naval Station, Norfolk, VA. U.S. Navy Photo. Fred Weiss
Leyte Gulf 74k Aug. 2, 1990 - Atlantic Ocean: A port bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) underway en route to Naval Station, Norfolk, VA. U.S. Navy Photo. Fred Weiss
Leyte Gulf0602106809 71k

4 January 1992: NavSta Mayport FL - The guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), left, and USS Vreeland (DE 1068) lie tied up at the naval station.

US Navy photo, DVID #DNSC9204776, by OS2 John Bouvia

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4 January 1992: NavSta Mayport FL - The guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), left, and USS Vreeland (DE 1068) lie tied up at the naval station.

US Navy photo, DVID #DNSC9204774, by OS2 John Bouvia

Defense Visual Information Center
Leyte Gulf 130k Starboard quarter view while moored in Naples Harbor, 04 JAN 1997. Lello Roccasalva
Leyte Gulf 149k Starboard view of the aft superstructure while moored in Naples Harbor, 04 JAN 1997. Lello Roccasalva
Leyte Gulf 152k Starboard midships view while moored in Naples Harbor, 04 JAN 1997. Lello Roccasalva
Leyte Gulf 149k Starboard midships view while moored in Naples Harbor, 04 JAN 1997. Lello Roccasalva
Leyte Gulf 126k Starboard view of forward superstructure while moored in Naples Harbor, 04 JAN 1997. Lello Roccasalva
Leyte Gulf 131k Starboard view of the forward mast and upper part of the superstructure while moored in Naples Harbor, 04 JAN 1997. Lello Roccasalva
Leyte Gulf 130k Starboard bow view while moored in Naples Harbor, 04 JAN 1997.. Lello Roccasalva
Leyte Gulf 124k Starboard side looking aft from the bow while moored in Naples Harbor, 04 JAN 1997. Lello Roccasalva
Leyte Gulf 110k Starboard side view of the forward 5"/54 MK45 gun mount while moored in Naples Harbor, 04 JAN 1997. Lello Roccasalva
Leyte Gulf 62k 8 NOV 2001 - Starboard side view of the US Navy Ticonderoga Class: Guided Missile Cruiser (Aegis) USS LeyteGulf (CG 55) as the crew holds morning quarters on deck while underway in the Arabian Sea in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Fred Weiss
Leyte Gulf 743k Cobh, Cork, Ireland (Jun. 30, 2003) -- The U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) are moored pier-side during a brief port visit. Photo courtesy of Gerard Reynolds (030630-O-9999R-001). Bill Gonyo
Leyte Gulf 690k May 1, 2004 -- Members of the Vessel Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) team return to the guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) in a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) after searching several fishing dhows in the Gulf of Oman. VBSS teams are trained to look for any illegal items or activities while conducting searches. The multinational Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) was established to monitor, inspect, board, and stop suspect shipping to pursue the war on terrorism and includes operations currently taking place in the North Arabia Sea to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. Countries contributing to CTF-150 currently include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Pakistan, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States. U.S. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 1st Class Bart Bauer (040501-N-7586B-122). Bill Gonyo
Leyte Gulf
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223k Starboard bow view while moored port side to, Norfolk, VA 20 April 2007. Wendell McLaughlin

USS LEYTE GULF (CG 55) History
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Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.


Additional Resources
Official USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) website.
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.

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