USS Leyte Gulf returned home after its last deployment, concluding nearly four decades of service. The guided-missile cruiser patrolled the South Atlantic to counter drug trafficking in the region.

Summary and Key Points: In late October 1944, the Battle of Leyte Gulf became the largest naval battle in history. -Over 300 U.S. ships aimed to liberate the Philippines, clashing with nearly 70 ...

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Summary: During the Battle of Leyte Gulf on October 25, 1944, the USS St. Lo and other escort carriers of Taskforce 74.4 faced an unexpected attack by a superior Japanese fleet, including the largest ...

The Navy cruiser Leyte Gulf wrapped up its final deployment on May 17, 2024, when it returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Manvir Gill/Navy) The Navy ...

Join a compelling presentation on the Battle of Leyte Gulf—the final major fleet operation of World War II and the largest naval battle in history. Spanning over 100,000 square miles and involving ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Another naval ship set sail on a deployment from Naval Station Norfolk over the weekend. The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf, or CG 55, departed on Jan.

PALO, Leyte — The provincial government of Leyte on Sunday led the commemoration of the 80th Leyte Gulf Landings, a historic event that marked the start of the Philippines' liberation from Japanese ...

Fred Settle scans the side of his USS Abner Read coffee mug - it lists all the battles in which he and his crew were engaged during World War II. He reads of a list of islands with strange names where ...

New York: Osprey Bloomsbury, 2023. Pp. 320+. Illus., maps, tables, appends., notes, biblio., index. $30.00. ISBN: 1472851757 A Fresh Look at the Greatest Sea Battle This new look at America’s retaking ...