LEYTE GULF CG 55

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Ticonderoga Class (Flight II) Guided Missle Cruiser Keel Laid 18 March 1985 - Launched 20 June 1986 Christened 11 October 1986 USS LEYTE GULF CG-55 Commissioned 26 September 1987

Naval Covers

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1. USS Leyte Gulf CG-55 Covers Page 1    (1987-2019)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 2-2t (D1,USS, FPO MIAMI 34091-1175)

1987-09-26

FIrst Day in Commission

 

Locy Type FDC 9-2 (USS, FPO MIAMI 34091-1175)

1987-09-26

FIrst Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2-2t (D1,USS, FPO MIAMI 34091-1175)

1989-04-13

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-2t (USS, FPO MIAMI 34091-1175)

1991-02-27

Ships cachet

 

Locy Type 2-2tn+ (USS, FPO AA 34091-1175)

1994-07-04

Independence Day, Cachet by Gary R. Rogak

 

Locy Type 9-2 (USS, FPO MIAMI 34091-1175)

1989-04-13

Ships cachet

 

Locy Type 11-2an (USS, FPO AE 09570-1175)

2014-08-22

Cover serviced by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 11-2(n) (USS, FPO AE 09570-1175)

2008-06-18

Cover serviced by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 11-2(n) (USS, FPO AE 09570)

2016-08-24

Cachet by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 12-2n+ (USS, FPO AE 09570-1175)

2001-11-16

Ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type 13-2n+ (USS, FPO AE 09570-1175)

2002-09-03

Notes:

 

Locy Type F FPO AE 09570-1175

2002-05-28

Fleet Week 2002, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F FPO AE 09570-1175 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2008-06-18

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet. Cover serviced by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type F FPO AE 09570-1175

2014-10-23

70th Anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Cover by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F FPO AE 09570-1175

2017-05-24

70th Anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Postmark used as a cachet. Collector request by Alex Hamling

 

Locy Type Meter PB4 (#5444976) ZIP 34091

1996-04-30

Note: No date in postmark but the letter inside the cover is dated April 30, 1996.

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Fleet Week Station" Staten Island, NY

2002-05-28

Fleet Week 2002, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Fleet Week Station" Staten Island, NY

2008-05-23

Fleet Week 2008, Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Other Information

USS LEYTE GULF has earned the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (4 awards), the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (7 awards), the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2 awards), the Southwest Asia Service Medal (w/ 2 Campaign stars), the Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War On Terrorism Service Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal (6 awards), the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (4 awards), the Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon (2 awards), the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudia Arabia) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career as of 2016.

NAMESAKE - Named in memory of the World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Pacific.

 

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