USS Leyte (ARG-8)

USS Leyte (ARG-8) on 26 August 1944
History
United States
NameUSS Leyte
NamesakeLeyte, an island in the Philippines
BuilderBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland
Laid down20 January 1944
Launched18 February 1944
Commissioned17 August 1944
Decommissioned30 August 1946
RenamedUSS Maui (ARG-8), 31 May 1945
StrickenApril 1967
FateScrapped, 1972
General characteristics
TypeRepair ship
Displacement
  • 5,159 long tons (5,242 t) light
  • 8,700 long tons (8,840 t) full
Length442 ft (135 m)
Beam57 ft (17 m)
Draft23 ft (7.0 m)
PropulsionReciprocating steam engine, single shaft
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement574 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Leyte (ARG-8), later USS Maui (ARG-8), was a Luzon-class internal combustion engine repair ship that saw service in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1972.

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