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USS Leyte (CV/CVA/CVS-32, AVT-10) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy.The ship was the third US Navy ship to bear the name.
USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823), a Gearing-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Samuel B. Roberts, a Navy coxswain who was killed evacuating Marines during the battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.
In 1958 and in 1961, Sproston was awarded the Battle Efficiency E. She entered the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard for major overhaul, but due to the semi-mobilization of forces during the Berlin Wall crisis, her overhaul funds were cut to just over $400,000, well short of the $750,000 needed for major engineering plant repairs and replacement of ...
The list of ship launches in 1958 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1958. Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes 4 January
The list of ship commissionings in 1958 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1958. Operator Ship Flag Class and type Pennant Other notes
List of United States Navy ships is a comprehensive listing of all ships that have been in service to the United States Navy during the history of that service. The US Navy maintains its official list of ships past and present at the Naval Vessel Register (NVR), [1] although it does not include early vessels.
USS Johnnie Hutchins (DE-360) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II.The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket.
Sturtevant was laid down on 15 July 1942 by the Brown Shipbuilding Co., at Houston, Texas; ... On 7 February 1958, she departed Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ...