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DLG/CG-16 USS LEAHY

CLASS - LEAHY
Displacement 5,600 Tons, Dimensions, 533' (oa) x 53' 6" x 25' 3" (Max)
Armament 2 Terrier 2x2, (80 Missiles) 4 x 3"/50, ASROC (8 Missiles) 6 x12.75" TT.
Machinery, 85,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 34 Knots, Crew 377.


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Leahy44kStarboard view. USN
Leahy183kUnderway, Port view from waterline.USN
Leahy191kDetailed image of the forward missile launcher, The ASROC launcher can be seen at the bottom of the superstructure.USN
Leahy155kStern View, underway.USN
Leahy131kThe Leahy at speed at sea,showing her clean futuristic lines. Terrier missiles are mounted fore and aft and her masts and stacks are combined into "macks".USN
Leahy101kJune 1, 1968 photo of the Leahy emerging from the Philadelphia Navy Yard after her AAW modernization. Major improvements included installation of NTDS (Naval Tactical Data System) housed in a new amidships deckhouse, communication antennas on her bow, foremast mounted SPS-48 radar, and missile fire control systems and guidance radars mounted fore and aft.USN
Leahy66kFiring Missile off Newport, June 29 1970.© Richard Leonhardt
Leahy96kTaken after her New Threat Upgrade (NTU). I guess the best way (most obvious way) to tell the difference between NTU and her "previous" days is the presence of the URN-25 TACAN on the forward mast (er, mack, I suppose).Photo 1990 -91.Ozzie Monge.
Leahy96kPort bow view departing San Diego, May 1978.CAPT Dallas Bethea, USN (Ret.)
Leahy79kMoored, Starboard side to, Hong Kong harbor, August 1991. Outboard of USS LEAHY is FFG-46 USS RENTZ. Also visible are the Hong Kong fleet ships P239 PEACOCK and P240 PLOVER.William Chiu
Leahy79kStarboard bow view, anchored in Singapore harbor about 1987.OS1 (SW) Goss, USN (Ret.)
Leahy220kExcellent stern view. Note that the 3"/50's are still present. USN Photo.David Smith

USS LEAHY DLG/CG-16 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Joe Gall
Address:
Phone: 716-692-2697
E-mail: ams692@aol.com
Date: September 11-14 2003
Location: Niagara Falls, NY , at the Quality Hotel & Suites "At the Falls"


Note About Contacts.
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.


Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
USS Leahy Website
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