USS Coontz (DLG-9/DDG-40) was a Farragut-class destroyer leader/frigate in the United States Navy. She was named after Admiral Robert Coontz, the US Navy's second chief of naval …

Commissioned as a guided missile frigate (DLG), the USS COONTZ was reclassified as guided missile destroyer (DDG) on June 30, 1975, changing its hullnumber from DLG 9 to DDG 40. …

As part of a major re-designation of several classes of ships, USS Coontz (DLG-9) was redesignated guided-missile destroyer 40 (DDG-40) on 1 July 1975. In the fall of 1981, USS …

As part of a major re-designation of several classes of ships, USS Coontz was designated guided missile destroyer 40 (DDG 40) on 1 July 1975. The ship’s next deployment was on 17 January …

U.S.S. COONTZ (DDG-40) at HullNumber.com - Specs & Deployments - Crew Roster - Photos - NEW -> ALL HANDS - Internet Links - Reunion Info

U.S.S. COONTZ (DDG-40) at HullNumber.com - Specs & Deployments - Crew Roster - Photos - NEW -> ALL HANDS - Internet Links - Reunion Info

USS Coontz (DLG-9, later DDG-40), 1960-2002. USS Coontz, a 4150-ton Farragut class guided missile frigate, was built at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Washington. She was commissioned …

October 29 1987, a starboard quarter view of the guided-missile destroyer USS Coontz (DDG 40) undergoing overhaul in a floating dry dock at the Metro Machine Company, located on the …

NAMESAKE - Admiral Robert Edward Coontz, USN (11 June 1864 - 26 January 1935). Coontz served in the US Navy from 1885 to 1928, 43 years of service. Coontz sailed with the Great …

" On 1 July 1966, three North Vietnam torpedo boats came out to attack USS Coontz (DLG 9) and USS Rogers (DD 876) operating about 40 miles off shore on search and rescue missions. …