LEYTE AVT 10

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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.

    Essex Class Aircraft Carrier
    Keel Laid February 21 1944 as CROWN POINT
    Renamed May 8 1945
    Launched August 23 1945

  1. USS LEYTE CV-32
  2. Commissioned April 11 1946

  3. USS LEYTE CVA-32
  4. Redesignated Attack Carrier (CVA) October 1 1952

  5. USS LEYTE CVS-32
  6. Redesignated Anti-submarine Carrier (CVS) August 8 1953

  7. USS LEYTE AVT-10
  8. Redesignated Auxiliary Aircraft Transport (AVT) May 15 1959
    Decommissioned May 15 1959

    Struck from Naval Register June 1 1969
    Sold 1971 and scrapped


Naval Covers

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  1. USS Leyte CV-32 / CVA-32 / CVS-32 / AVT-10 Covers Page 1    (1946-1957)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
Thumbnail Link
To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link
To
Cover Image


 

Locy Type
FDPS 2(n)

1946-05-20

As CV-32
First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Tazewell Nicholson.


 

Locy Type
2

(A.M. Inverted)

1952-01-25

As CV-32


 

Locy Type
2(n) (CV)

1947-07-15

As CV-32


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (CVS)

1957-06-30

As CVS-32


 

Locy Type
2r

1955-08-06

As CVS-32


 

Locy Type
2t(nu)

USCS Catalog
Illustration
L-12

1948-01-30

As CV-32


 

Locy Type
2t(nu)

USCS Catalog
Illustration
L-12a

1950-01-19

As CV-32


 

Locy Type
9ef(nu) 1946

1947-10-30

As CV-32


 

Locy Type
9ef(nu) 1952

1952-05-12

As CV-32


 

Locy Type
9fu

1957-04-02

CVS-32. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

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.

NAMESAKE - The island of Leyte in the Philippines, off which the Battle of Leyte Gulf occurred in 1944.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name LEYTE - USS Leyte (1887 Spanish gunboat), USS Leyte ARG-8 and USS Leyte CV-32.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Alice M. [Dillon] Mead, wife of U.S. Senator James M. Mead, New York (D).

 


 

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