~ 1989 ~ USS LEYTE GULF CG-55 Navy Ship Zippo lighter

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*** 1989 *** U.S.S. LEYTE GULF CG-55 NAVAL SHIP LOGO ZIPPO SLIM LIGHTER. VERY GOOD HINGE AND CAM SPRING ON CORRECT INSERT. USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) is a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy. She was named in memory of the World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Pacific. She is powered by four large gas-turbine engines, and she has a large complement of guided missiles for air defense, attack of surface targets at sea and ashore, and anti-submarine warfare (ASW). In addition, she carries two "Seahawk" LAMPS multi-purpose helicopters, whose primary mission is ASW. U.S. sailors from USS Leyte Gulf's Vessel Board Search and Seizure Team return to their ship USS Leyte Gulf steams under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge during the parade of ships on the opening day of Fleet Week New York 2008. On 14 October 1996, Leyte Gulf collided with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt while conducting operations off the coast of North Carolina. The incident occurred as the carrier, without prior warning, reversed her engines while the Leyte Gulf was behind her and slammed into the cruiser's bow. There were no personnel casualties or injuries reported.[1] In 2002, she won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award for the Atlantic Fleet. In March 2003 Leyte Gulf was assigned to Carrier Group Eight.[2] read more

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