Leyte (disambiguation)
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Leyte may refer to:
[edit] In the Philippines
- Leyte (island), the fourth largest island in the Visayas group of the Philippines.
- Leyte Gulf, the body of water immediately east of the island of Leyte.
- Leyte, a province of the Philippines that occupies the northern three-quarters of the island of Leyte.
- Leyte, Leyte, a municipality in the province of Leyte.
- Southern Leyte, a province of the Philippines that occupies the southern quarter of the island of Leyte.
[edit] World War II battles
- Battle of Leyte, the October - December 1944 reconquest of the island by American troops and Filipino guerrillas.
- Battle of Leyte Gulf, also known as the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea, was the largest naval battle in modern history
[edit] United States Navy Ships
- USS Leyte (ARG-8), a Luzon-class internal combustion engine repair ship that commissioned in 1944, and was renamed Maui in May 1945, decommissioned in 1946, and scrapped in 1972.
- USS Leyte (CV-32), an Essex-class aircraft carrier that commissioned in 1946, decommissioned in 1959, and scrapped in 1970.
- USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser that commissioned in 1987 and is currently serving in the navy.
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