USS LEYTE was laid down as CROWN POINT by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va., 21 February 1944; renamed LEYTE 8 May 1945; launched 23 August 1945 sponsored by Mrs. James M...
US NAVY SHIPS THE USS KEARSARGE CVS-33 PATCH USS Kearsarge, a 27,100-ton Ticonderoga class aircraft carrier, was built at the New York Navy Yard. She was commissioned in March 1946 and spent her...