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THIS the story of a ship-a proud ship, a good ship, a Willing ship, This is the story of the USS LEYTE. Designed during the holocaust of World War, built to be a fighter, the LEYTE Was born into a World of shaky peace. A 33,000 ton ship built for War saw her birth in a World that hoped it had seen the end of War. Yet, With the coming of peace, came new challenges to peace. The LEYTE lived to face the changing threats of changing World, and did so with pride in her name as the LEADING LEYTE, for so she had come to be called. Now her sailing days are through. The LEYTE rests. ? l 1 1 1 a