LEAHY CG 16

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Leahy Class Guided Missile Cruiser Keel Laid December 3 1959 - Launched July 1 1961 USS LEAHY DLG-16 Commissioned August 4 1962 - Decommissioned February 18 1967 Recommissioned February 4 1968 USS LEAHY CG-16 Reclassified Guided Missile Cruiser (CG) July 1 1975 Decommissioned October 1 1993 Struck from Naval Register October 1 1993 Sold to International Shipbreaking Limited, Brownsville, TX for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Leahy Covers Page 1     (1962-93)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning 4 August 1962 to 18 February 1967

DLG-16

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n)

1962-08-04

Commissioning, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 2(n) (DLG16)

1962-08-21

Note:

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2nd Commissioning 4 May 1968 to 1 October 1993

 

Locy Type FDPS 2(n+)

1968-05-11

DLG-16. First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1970-08-10

DLG-16. Welcome to Norfolk - JMSDF KIKUZUKI (Chrysanthemum Moon) DD-165, cover by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (CG,USS)

1976-01-10

CG-16

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+u) (USS)

1979-08-02

CG-16

 

Locy Type 2-1n (D2,USS,USN)

1990-12-06

CG-16

 

Locy Type 2-1n+ (USS,USN)

1993-03-17

CG-16

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS)

1982-08-05

CG-16

 

Locy Type 9-1n+u (USS,USN)

1993-03-17

CG-16

 

Other Information

USS LEAHY earned the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (5 awards), the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3 awards), the Southwest Asia Service Medal (w/ 2 Campaign stars), the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (9 awards) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Fleet Admiral William Daniel Leahy, USN (6 May 1875 - 20 July 1959)
Leahy graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1897 and was assigned to the Battleship OREGON BB-3, serving in her through the Spanish-American War. In 1899, Ensign Leahy was sent to the Asiatic Station, where he participated in the supression of the Philippine Insurrection and of the Boxer Rebellion in China. In the decade following his return to the United States in 1904, he served in the Cruisers BOSTON and CALIFORNIA ACR-6, and was an instructor at the Naval Academy and chief of staff to the commander of U.S. forces in Nicaragua
In 1915-16, Leahy was Commanding Officer of the Gunboat DOLPHIN PG-24 in the Caribbean area. He was next the Executive Officer of Battleship NEVADA BB-36, and, during the First World War, commanded the transport PRINCISS MATOIKA ID-2290. During the first half of the 1920s, Captain Leahy commanded the Cruiser ST. LOUIS CA-18 and Battleship NEW MEXICO BB-40. Promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral in 1927, he served as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, was Commander of the Scouting Force's destroyers and was Chief of the Bureau of Navigation. In 1935 he became Commander, Battleships, Battle Force, with the rank of Vice Admiral and then flew his four-star flag as Commander, Battle Force.
In January 1937, Admiral Leahy became Chief of Naval Operations, serving for more than two years during a period marked by increasing tensions in the Far East and Europe and by a gradual expansion of the Navy. During this time he frequently had additional duty as Acting Secretary of the Navy. Following retirement in August 1939, Leahy was appointed Governor of Puerto Rico. In late 1940, he became the United States Ambassador to France, serving in that very demanding position until April 1942.
Upon his return home, Admiral Leahy was recalled to Navy service as Aide to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and as Senior Member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As such, he played a critical role in the strategy, diplomacy and execution of the Second World War. In recognition of these accomplishments, he received promotion to the rank of Fleet Admiral in December 1944. After Roosevelt's death in April 1945, Leahy continued in his posts, assisting President Harry S. Truman in bringing about final victory against Germany and Japan and then helping to guide the Nation in the early post-war years. Though he retired in 1949, Fleet Admiral Leahy technically remained on active duty until his death on July 20 1959.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Michael J. Mansfield, wife of Senator Mansfield, Mont., Senate Majority Leader.

 

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