USS Leahy
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Construction started | December 3, 1959 |
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Launched | July 1, 1961 |
Length | 162 m |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Commissioned | 4 August 1962 |
Reclassified | CG-16 on 1 July 1975 |
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ID | 2383107 |
About USS Leahy
USS Leahy was the lead ship of a new class of destroyer leaders in the United States Navy. Named for Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, she was commissioned on 4 August 1962 as DLG-16, a guided missile frigate, and reclassified as CG-16, a guided missile cruiser, on 30 June 1975.