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USS LEYTE GULF (CG 55) BATTLE MED 97-1 DEPLOYMENT 25 NOVEMBER 1996-22 MAY 1997 i COMMANDING 0¥ CAPT Charles S. Vogan, Jr. EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDRJ.J. Costello i: LT Eric N. Fontaine y
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The Battle Of Leyte Gulf 22-26 October 1944 Cape tngano M JS ubmann -ink biiHktn Maao and Maya, f Sibil van . San Bernardino 5(wrt LEYTE GULF commemorates the largest naval battle in modern history, fought 23-26 October 1944 in the Philippines, virtually ending the Japanese Navy ' s capacity to fight as an organized force. The battle marked the end of centuries of naval warfare tradition in that is was the last sea battle between forces employing battleships. It also marked the last time surface ships employed the classic ma- neuver of crossing the T, when the Japanese ships attempted to enter the Gulf through Surigao Strait early on 23 October. The battle was showcased by three separate primary engagements. The Battle of Surigao Straits, the Battle off Samar Island, and the Battle of Cape Engano. Called the last of the great sea battles, the Battle of Leyte Gulf used every known weapon of naval war, except mines, and in sheer destruction the battle has no rival in naval history. The battle was noteworthy in another-sense in that it saw the first attack by Kamikaze planes, when, on 25 October, five planes swooped down upon escort carriers on the U.S. Seventh Fleet. The kamikazes might justifiably be considered the forerunners of modern cruise missiles and, therefore, form the histori- cal rationale for anti-air missile systems. Thus, the genesis of the AEGIS Weapon System has its root in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. No previous U.S. Navy ship has borne this name although three prior Navy ships carried the name LEYTE to sea.
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