COONTZ DDG 40

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Farragut Class Destroyer Leader Ordered as DL-9 Reclassified Guided Missile Frigate (DLG) November 14 1956 Keel Laid March 1 1957 - Launched December 6 1958 USS COONTZ DLG-9 Commissioned July 15 1960 - Decommissioned February 23 1971 Recommissioned March 18 1972 USS COONTZ DDG-40 Reclassified Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) June 30 1975 Decommissioned October 4 1989 Struck from Naval Register January 26 1990 Sold for scrapping, completed April 4 2003

Naval Covers

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1. USS Coontz DLG-9/DDG-40 Covers Page 1    (1961-2005)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning July 15 1960 to February 23 1971

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1969-03-10

As DLG-9

 

Locy Type 2tnu (USS)

1961-12-05

As DLG-9

 

Locy Type 9fu (USS)

1966-04-22

As DLG-9

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2nd Commissioning March 18 1972 to October 4 1989

 

Locy Type FDR 2(n+)

1972-03-18

As DLG-9
First Day Recommissioning

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1972-09-11

As DLG-9

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1975-10-13

As DDG-40
Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1979-03-25

As DDG-40
Port visit to Germany. Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1986-08-25

As DDG-40

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USPS Pictorial "Crew Member Reunion 2005 Station" Norfolk VA

2005-07-22

Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial "Crew Member Reunion 2005 Station" Norfolk VA

2005-07-22

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Reunion cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Admiral Robert Edward Coontz, USN (June 11 1864 - January 26 1935).
Coontz served in the US Navy from 1885 to 1928, 43 years of service.
Coontz sailed with the Great White Fleet as XO of USS Nebraska and was the second Chief of Naval Operations (November 1 1919 - July 21 1923).

Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - USS Admiral R.E. Coontz AP-122 and USS Coontz DLG-9/DDG-40.

 

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