USS Leahy (DLG-16)

USS Leahy (DLG-16)

USS "Leahy" (DLG/CG-16) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer leaders in the United States Navy. She was named for Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy.

Construction

"Leahy" was laid down by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, 3 December 1959; launched 1 July 1961; sponsored by Mrs. Michael J. Mansfield, wife of Senator Mansfield, Montana, Senate Majority Leader; and commissioned 4 August 1962, Captain Robert L. Baughan, Jr., in command.

History

After shakedown in the Caribbean, "Leahy" departed Boston 19 September 1963 and reported to Charleston, South Carolina., where Rear Adm. E. E. Grimm, Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 6, selected her as his flagship. She then proceeded to the Jacksonville operating areas for type training, and briefly put in to home port in November before returning to the Caribbean to participate in AA warfare exercises.

On 2 January 1964 the DLG was again bound for the Caribbean for missile training which ended 26 February. From 1 April to 10 April she joined in an amphibious exercise, “Quick Kick V,” and on 1 June was permanently assigned to Destroyer Squadron 6.

"Leahy" departed for duty with the 6th Fleet 17 July as part of a Fast Carrier Task Group which included "Forrestal" (CVA-59), and participated in a coordinated fleet exercise. “MEDLANDEX-64,” between the Balearic Islands and Sardinia. She then carried out independent training in the eastern Mediterranean before departing Naples, Italy, 22 September to join in NATO exercise, “FALLEX-64.” She returned to Naples 26 October, and in November participated in another fleetwide exercise, “POOPDECK-IV,” which brought some 40 ships of T.F. 60 together off the coast of Spain.

"Leahy" departed Barcelona, Spain, 2 December for replenishment, and on 14 December drew the curtain on convert|32750|nmi|km|0 of steaming while deployed with the 6th Fleet. She arrived Charleston 22 December and began a period of restricted availability in preparation for extensive tests to evaluate the Terrier Guidance Missile System. During these tests, which were completed in September, "Leahy" was briefly deployed in the Dominican Republic Operations from 28 April to 7 May 1965 as a unit of the Strike and Covering Force.

She departed Charleston 1 December for the Mediterranean and relieved "William V. Pratt" (DLG-13) at Polensa, Majorca, 9 December. During this second deployment with the 6th Fleet, she operated throughout the Mediterranean participating in ASW, gunnery, and AA warfare exercises as well as major fleet tactical operations supporting our NATO Allies.

"Leahy" returned home to Charleston on 8 April 1966. During June and July she gave some 60 midshipmen from Annapolis valuable at-sea training, and visited ports along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean. Following this, "Leahy" conducted exercises with the navies of many South American countries as part of operation UNITAS VII. She sailed through the Panama Canal in early September, thence south and through the Straits of Magellan at the end of October.

The operation was completed on 6 December and the DLG returned to Charleston on the 15th. Leahy then prepared for massive modernization at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, arriving there 27 January 1967, and decommissioning 18 February. For over a year she received new AAW and ASW equipment, allowing her to utilize the most recent developments in the technology of naval warfare. She was placed in commission, special, on 4 May 1968 for the extensive period of testing her updated weapons systems. Leaving Philadelphia on 18 August, she arrived at her new home port, Norfolk, 3 days later.

She was redesignated CG-16.

Decommissioning

She was decommissioned on 1 October 1993 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register (NVR) the same day. On 21 June 2004, she was towed to be part of the Beaumont Reserve Fleet in Texas.

In November 2004, International Shipbreaking Limited of Brownsville, Texas began dismantling the ship for scrap.

References

External links

* [http://www.ussleahy.com/Leahy.html USSLEAHY.COM] .


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