LEYTE AVT 10 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 18:37, 19 February 2026

2026-02-19T18:37:10Z

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	<li>[[Leyte_AVT_10_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Leyte CV-32 Covers Page 1]]    (1946-~~1957~~)</li>		<li>[[Leyte_AVT_10_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Leyte CV-32 Covers Page 1]]    (1946-1952)</li>
	<li><!-- [[LEYTE_AVT_10_Covers_Page_1 \| -->USS Leyte CVA-32 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->    (DATE RANGE)</li>		<li><!-- [[LEYTE_AVT_10_Covers_Page_1 \| -->USS Leyte CVA-32 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->    (DATE RANGE)</li>
	<li>~~<!--~~ [[LEYTE_AVT_10_Covers_Page_1 \| ~~-->~~USS Leyte CVS-32 Covers Page 1 ~~<!--~~ ]] ~~-->~~    (~~DATE RANGE~~)</li>		<li>[[LEYTE_AVT_10_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Leyte CVS-32 Covers Page 1]]     (1953-1959)</li>
	<li><!-- [[LEYTE_AVT_10_Covers_Page_1 \| -->USS Leyte AVT-10 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->    (DATE RANGE)</li>		<li><!-- [[LEYTE_AVT_10_Covers_Page_1 \| -->USS Leyte AVT-10 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->    (DATE RANGE)</li>
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GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2026-02-19T18:32:25Z

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 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>

GregCiesielski: Updated the page

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	Renamed May 8 1945<br/>		Renamed May 8 1945<br/>
	Launched August 23 1945<br/><br/>		Launched August 23 1945<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS LEYTE CV-32'''<br/>		<li>'''USS LEYTE CV-32'''</li>
	Commissioned April 11 1946<br/><br/>		Commissioned April 11 1946<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS LEYTE CVA-32'''<br/>		<li>'''USS LEYTE CVA-32'''</li>
	Redesignated Attack Carrier (CVA) October 1 1952<br/><br/>		Redesignated Attack Carrier (CVA) October 1 1952<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS LEYTE CVS-32'''<br/>		<li>'''USS LEYTE CVS-32'''</li>
	Redesignated Anti-submarine Carrier (CVS) August 8 1953<br/><br/>		Redesignated Anti-submarine Carrier (CVS) August 8 1953<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS LEYTE AVT-10'''<br/>		<li>'''USS LEYTE AVT-10'''</li>
	Redesignated Auxiliary Aircraft Transport (AVT) May 15 1959<br/>		Redesignated Auxiliary Aircraft Transport (AVT) May 15 1959<br/>
	Decommissioned May 15 1959<br/><br/>		Decommissioned May 15 1959<br/><br/>
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	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	[[Image:LEYTE CV PATCH.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:LEYTE CV PATCH.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
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	<li>[[Leyte_AVT_10_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1946-57)</li>		<li>[[Leyte_AVT_10_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Leyte CV-32 / CVA-32 / CVS-32 / AVT-10 Covers Page 1]]    (1946-1957)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	LEYTE ~~received~~ 2 ~~battle~~ stars ~~for her~~ Korean War ~~service~~.<br/><br/>		USS LEYTE earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ "Europe" clasp, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the United Nations Korean Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - The island of Leyte in the Philippines, off which the Battle of Leyte Gulf occurred in 1944.<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - The island of Leyte in the Philippines, off which the Battle of Leyte Gulf occurred in 1944.<br/><br/>
	Three ships of the US Navy have ~~been named after this Island~~ - ~~<br/>~~		Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name LEYTE - USS Leyte (1887 Spanish gunboat), [[MAUI_ARG_8_ \| USS Leyte ARG-8]] and USS Leyte CV-32.<br/><br/>
	1. Leyte ~~was a~~ Spanish gunboat ~~built in 1887 in Hong Kong~~ and ~~captured in the Spanish~~-~~American War~~.<br/>		The ships sponsor was Mrs. Alice M. [Dillon] Mead, wife of U.S. Senator James M. Mead, New York (D).
	~~2. Leyte ARG-8 was a repair ship commissioned August 1944 and renamed "Maui" in May 1945 so as to make name available.~~<br/>
	3. ~~Leyte CV-32 was an aircraft carrier commissioned 1946 and decommissioned 1959~~.
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JonBurdett: added 2 covers

2012-02-13T17:45:08Z

added 2 covers

New page

<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Essex Class Aircraft Carrier<br/>
Keel Laid February 21 1944 as CROWN POINT<br/>
Renamed May 8 1945<br/>
Launched August 23 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LEYTE CV-32'''<br/>
Commissioned April 11 1946<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LEYTE CVA-32'''<br/>
Redesignated Attack Carrier (CVA) October 1 1952<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LEYTE CVS-32'''<br/>
Redesignated Anti-submarine Carrier (CVS) August 8 1953<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LEYTE AVT-10'''<br/>
Redesignated Auxiliary Aircraft Transport (AVT) May 15 1959<br/>
Decommissioned May 15 1959<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register June 1 1969<br/>
Sold 1971 and scrapped
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:LEYTE CV PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li>[[Leyte_AVT_10_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1946-57)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest
known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-05-20
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Leyte_CV32_19460520_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Leyte_CV32_19460520_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CV-32<br/>First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Tazewell Nicholson.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2<br/><br/>(A.M. Inverted)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1952-01-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Leyte_CV32_19520125_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Leyte_CV32_19520125_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CV-32




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n) (CV)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-07-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Leyte_CV32_19470715_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Leyte_CV32_19470715_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CV-32




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (CVS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1957-06-30
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett leyte cvs32 19570630 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett leyte cvs32 19570630.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CVS-32




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1955-08-06
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett leyte cvs32 19550806 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett leyte cvs32 19550806.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CVS-32




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(nu)<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>L-12
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1948-01-30
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Leyte_CV32_19480130_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Leyte_CV32_19480130_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CV-32




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(nu)<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>L-12a
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1950-01-19
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett leyte cv32 19500119 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett leyte cv32 19500119.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CV-32




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu) 1946
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-10-30
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett leyte cv32 19471030 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett leyte cv32 19471030.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CV-32




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu) 1952
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1952-05-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett leyte cv32 19520512 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett leyte cv32 19520512.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CV-32


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
LEYTE received 2 battle stars for her Korean War service.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - The island of Leyte in the Philippines, off which the Battle of Leyte Gulf occurred in 1944.<br/><br/>
Three ships of the US Navy have been named after this Island - <br/>
1. Leyte was a Spanish gunboat built in 1887 in Hong Kong and captured in the Spanish-American War.<br/>
2. Leyte ARG-8 was a repair ship commissioned August 1944 and renamed "Maui" in May 1945 so as to make name available.<br/>
3. Leyte CV-32 was an aircraft carrier commissioned 1946 and decommissioned 1959.



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