Leahy (CG 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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FLEET AD IRAL LEAHY ir ,f uk irak Fleet Admiral Leahy was born in Hampton, Iowa in 1875. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1897 and was Commissioned an Ensign in 1899. His 40 year Naval career spanned from the Spanish-American War through World War ll. Commissioned Rear Admiral in 1930, he served as Chief, Bureau of Ordinance, as Commander, Destroyer Scouting Force and Chief, Bureau of Navigation. As Vice Admiral, Leahy commanded six surface warships, including the Battleship USS NEW MEXICO. Leahy served as Chief of Naval Operations in the capacity of Admiral until his retirement in 1939. He then was appoint- ed Governor of Puerto Rico, and later Ambassador to France. In july 1942, Admiral Leahy was named Chief of Staff by President Roosevelt. He accompanied the President to ln- ternational Conferences in Quebec, Cairo and Tehran. Leahy became the US Navy's first Fleet Admiral in De- cember 1944, and was appointed Chairman of the newly created joint Chiefs of Staff. He was present for the Big Three Conference with President Truman in 1945. After retiring from the ICS in 1949, Leahy continued on duty as advisor to the Secretary of the Navy until his death in 1959. Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy The Big Three Conference in Pots- dam, August 1945. Seated are Brit- ish Prime Minister Attlee, US Presi- dent Truman, and the Soviet leader Stalin. Fleet Admiral Leahy is standing to Trumank right.

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THE GUIDED MISSILE CRUISER LEAHY is the lead ship in a class of nine ships. USS LEAHY was built by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The Keel was laid December 3, 1959 and the ship was Commissioned in Charleston, South Carolina in 1962. LEAHY made six Mediterranean Cruises while home- ported on the East Coast. On her last Med Cruise, LEAHY became the first U.S. Ship to visit Lenningrad, U.S.S.R. since the early 1860's. In 1976 the ship came to the West Coast to her new homeport, San'Diego, California. Her first Western Pa- cific Deployment was in February 1979. In july 1987, USS LEAHY entered Long Beach Naval Shipyard for the installation of the New Threat Upgrade KNTUD which significantly increased her combat capabi- lities, making her a force to be reckoned with well into the next Century. In August 1990'LEAHY was the senior host ship for the first Soviet visit to the West Coast of the United States. . This Westpac was her seventh. USS LEAHY CG-16 055 LEAHY cc 16 X 'A' if 'k C 'ki' , 7 y ,ff v if ,, X4 9 'X XXL U K 15 In u ul' SHlP'S CHARACTERISTICS Length: 533 ft Width: 55 ft Draft: 26 ft Displacement: 8,000 tons Max Speed: 30+ Knots Armament 2 Extended Range Terrier SM-2 Missile Launchers 8 Harpoon Cruise Missiles ASR OC fAnti-Submarine Rockets 8 Triple Torpedo Tubes 2 Close-in Weapons Systems Propulsion 4 Propulsion Steam Boilers 2 Screws I Rudder Mission Anti-Air Warfare Command and Control Anti-surface Warfare Anti-Submarine Warfare BTC John Newel