.

CV-32 USS Leyte
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CV-32 USS Leyte

Class

Essex class "Long Hull"

Builder

Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co

Newport News, Virgina

Laid down

21. February 1944

Launched

23. August 1945

Commissioned

11. April 1946
Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign

NHRB

.
NS Norfolk VA
.
CVG-18
16. September 1946 - 12. December 1945
Carribbean / South America
VF-18 F8F-1, F6F-5P 18-F-0
VBF-18 F8F-1 18-BF-0
VB-18 SB2C-5 ...
VT-18 TBM-3E / -3Q ...
last update 20. November 2007
.
CVAG-7
3. April 1947 - 9. Juni 1947
Mediterranean
VF-7A F8F-1, F6F-5P L 100
VF-8A F8F-1B L 200
VA-7A SB2C-5 L 300
VA-8A TBM-3E / -3Q L 400
last update 20. November 2007
.
CVAG-7
30. July 1947 - 19. November 1947
Mediterranean
VF-7A F8F-1, F6F-5P L 100
VF-8A F8F-1B L 200
VA-7A SB2C-5 L 300
VA-8A TBM-3E / -3Q L 400
last update 20. November 2007
.
CVG-7
6. September 1949 - 26. January 1950
Mediterranean
VF-71 F8F-1 L 100
VA-73 F8F-1 L 300
VMF-223 F4U-4 WP 00
VMF-225 F4U-4 WI 00
VMF-461 F4U-4 LP 00
H&MS-11 TBM-3 LM 00
VC-4 Det. ? NA 50
VC-12 Det. ? NE 00
VC-62 Det. ? TL 00
HU-2 Det. HO3S-1 UR 00
last update 20. November 2007
.

CVG-3
2. May 1950 - 25. August 1950
Mediterranean
VF-31

F8F-1

 K 100
VF-32

F4U-4

 K 200
VF-33 F4U-4 K 300
VA-35 AD-3 K 500
VC-12 Det. ? NE 00
VC-33 Det. ? SS 00
VC-62 Det. F4U-5P TL 00
HU-2 Det.

HO3S-1

 UR 00
last update 7. March 2007
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CVG-3
6. September 1950 - 3. February 1951
West Pacific (Korea)
VF-31 F9F-2 K 100
VF-32 F4U-4 K 200
VF-33 F4U-4 K 300
VA-35 AD-3, AD-4 K 500
VC-4 Det. 3 F4U-5N NA 600
VC-12 Det. 3 AD-4W NE 00
VC-33 Det. 3 AD-3N SS 00
VC-62 Det. 3 F4U-5P PL 20
HU-2 Det. 3

HO3S-1

 UR 30
last update 7. March 2007
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CVG-3
3. September 1951 - 21. December 1951
Mediterranean
VF-31 F9F-2 K 100
VF-33 F4U-4 K 300
VF-34 F9F-2 K 400
VA-35 AD-4, AD-4L K 500
VC-12 Det. AD-4W NE 00
VC-33 Det.  AD-4N SS 00
VC-62 Det. 3

F8F-2P

 PL 00
HU-2 Det.

HO3S-1

 UR 00
last update 7. March 2007
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17. May 1952 - 6. June 1952
Caribbean
VF171 F2H-2 R 100
VS-27 AF-2S, AF-2W SM 00
VA-35 AD-4 K 500
VX-3 F2H-2 & AD-4 XC 00
HU-2 Det.

HO3S-1

 UR 00
last update 18. October 2020
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CVG-3
29. August 1952 - 4. February 1953
Mediterranean
VF-31 F9F-2 K 100
VF-33 F4U-4 K 300
VF-34 F2H-2 K 400
VA-35 AD-4 K 500
VC-12 Det. AD-4W NE 00
VC-33 Det. AD-4N SS 00
VC-62 Det.  F2H-2P PL 00
HU-2 Det.

HO3S-1

 UR 00
last update 7. March 2007
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Redesignation from CV-32 to CVA-32

1. October 1952
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Redesignation from CVA-32 to CVS-32

8. August 1953
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January 1954 -  February 1954
Caribbean Shakedown
VS-24 AF-2S, AF-2W SI 00
VC-4 Det. 3 F4U-5N NA 00
HS-1 Det. 3 HO4S-3S HU 00
last update 8. August 2008
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March 1954 -  April 1954
?
VS-24 AF-2S, AF-2W SI 00
VS-36 AF-2S, AF-2W SD 00
VC-4 Det. 51 F4U-5N NA 00
HS-3 Det. 51 HO4S-3S, HRS-3 HW 00
last update 8. August 2008
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October 1954 -  1954
?
VS-27 AF-2S, AF-2W SM 00
HS-  HO4S-3S ?? 00
last update 8. August 2008
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May 1955 - 1955
?
VF-102 F2H-4 P 100
VA-104 AD-6 P 400
VS-32 S2F-1 SR 00
VC-4 Det. 51 F4U-5 NA 600
HU-2 Det. 51 HO4S-3S UR 00
 

 

 

 VS-32
 

 

 

 VC-4 HU-2  
last update 8. August 2008
.
1. September 1955 - 25 September 1955
?
VS-32 S2F-1 SR 00
VC-4 Det. 51 F4U-5 NA 00
HU-2 Det. 51 HO4S-3S UR 00
last update 8. August 2008
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October 1955 - November 1955
North Atlantic
VS-32 S2F-1 SR 00
HU-2 Det. 51 HO4S-3 UR 00
last update 8. August 2008
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January 1957 - 1957
North Atlantic
VS- S2F-1 ?? 00
VC-4 Det.51 F4U-5, AD-5N (3) NA 00
HS-7 Det. 51 HO4S-3 PS 00
HU-2 Det. 51 HUP-2 HU 00
 

 

 

 VS- HS-7
 

 

 

 HU-2    
last update 1. September 2020

Source: Naval Fighter Skyraider Pt. 2
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April 1957 - May 1957
North Atlantic
HMR(L)-262 HRS-3 ET 00
HMR(L)-263 HRS-3 EG 00
HU-2 Det. 51 HUP-2 HU 00
last update 8. August 2008
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May 1957 - June 1957
North Atlantic
VF-33 FJ-3M C 200
VS-31 S2F-1 SP 00
HU-2 Det. 51 HUP-2 HU 00
last update 8. August 2008
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3. September 1957 - 29. November 1957
North Atlantic
VS-39 S2F-1 MF 00
VF(AW)-4 Det.51 AD-5N (3) GC 00
HS-9 HSS-1 HE 00
HMR(L)-261 HUS-1A EM 00
HU-2 Det. 51 HUP-2 HU 00
 

 

 

 VS-39 HS-9
 

 

 

 HMR(L)-261 HU-2  
last update 1. September 2020

Source: Naval Fighter Skyraider Pt. 2
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February 1958 - April 1958
Caribbean
VS-39 S2F-1 MF 00
HS-9 HSS-1 HE 00
VF(AW)-4 Det.51 AD-5N GC 00
HU-2 Det. 51 HUP-2 HU 00
last update 8. August 2008
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Decommissioned

15. May 1959
Commanding Officers 
Capt. Henry Fahnestock MacComsey 11. Apr. 1946 29. Mar. 1947
Capt. Edwin Ronald Peck 29. Mar. 1947 29. Mar. 1948
Capt. Charles Frederick Coe 29. Mar. 1948 1. Apr. 1949
Capt. William Lawrence Erdmann 1. Apr. 1949 14. Apr. 1950
Capt. Thomas Upton Sisson 14. Apr. 1950 12. Feb. 1951
Capt. Paul Lee Dudley 12. Feb. 1951 26. Jan. 1952
Capt. Ford Newton Taylor, Jr. 26. Jan. 1952 27. Mar. 1953
Cdr. Richard Labbitt Fowler 27. Mar. 1953 17. Sep. 1953
Capt. Thomas Andrew Ahroon 17. Sep. 1953 17. Sep. 1954
Capt. Elliott Walter Parish, Jr. 17. Sep. 1954 22. Aug. 1955
Capt. Harlan Thode Johnson 22. Aug. 1955 22. Octo. 1956
Capt. Marshall Tevis Martin 22. Octo. 1956 7. Oct. 1957
Capt. Charles Taylor Fritter 7. Oct. 1957 16. Jan. 1959
Cdr. Jefferson Kennedy, Jr. 16. Jan. 1959 15. May 1959
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