USS Leyte
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Construction started | February 21, 1944 |
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Launched | August 23, 1945 |
Beam | 28 m |
Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding |
Aircraft carried | As built: 90–100 aircraft |
Decommissioned | 15 May 1959 |
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ID | 2448641 |
About USS Leyte
USS Leyte was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the third US Navy ship to bear the name. Leyte was commissioned in April 1946, too late to serve in World War II.