| 17 May |
NAVY ARMY
( )
I WAS IN THE NAVY IN 1974-1980 MY NAME IS RONALD PAUL SCHNEIDER MY ADDRESS 2350 FROSTIA TRAMS RD.
CLEVELAND TX 77328
PHONE # IS 2815931027 FEEL TO CALL. |
| 15 Jan |
thought
(troy casselman)
ITS PATHETIC TO KNOW A FINE SHIP LIKE COONTZ WAS SOLD FOR 5,000 DOLLORS SHE SHOULD HAVE HAVE BECOME A FLOATING HISTORY VESSEL MUSEUM SOMTHING OTHER THAN SCRAP, MANY GREAT MOMENTS ONBOARD THIS SHIP, THIS IS WHERE I BECAME THIRD CLASS BOATSWAIN MATE, AND PAINTED OUT THE SIDES MANY TIMES, AS WELL AS... More |
| 19 Jan |
WestPac 1966 Navy Unit Commendation
(Don Dodson)
The Secretay of the Navy takes pleasure in commending USS COONTZ (DLG-9) for service as set forth in the following:
CITATION:
For exceptionally meritorious service from 14 Febuary to July 1966 while serving with the United States SEVENTH Fleet in support of military operations in Southeast... More |
| 17 Dec |
PARSONS DD-949 & COONTZ (DLG-9)
(Terrence Urbanis)
11 February 1963 underway from Kobe for "Excercise Redwheel" and COONTZ closes in on PARSONS who has blown a boiler. [+3 pictures ] |
| 17 Jun |
Second WESTPAC Cruise
1962-1963 WESTPAC cruise book USS COONTZ (DLG-9)
History of USS COONTZ (DLG-9)
Thirty-nine years after Admiral Robert E. Coontz, USN, left his post as Naval Shipyard Commander of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, the keel of the Guided Missile Frigate Coontz was laid on March 1, 1957, in that same... More |
| 16 Jun |
COONTZ class statistics
Name Hull Number Built Keel Layed Launched Commissioned Decommissioned
USS Farragut DLG-6/DDG-37 Bethlehem Steel 06/03/57 07/18/58 12/10/60 10/31/89
USS Luce - 2nd site DLG-7/DDG-38 Bethlehem Steel 10/01/57 12/11/58 05/20/61 04/01/91
USS Macdonough DLG-8/DDG-39 Bethlehem Steel 04/15/58... More |
| 16 Jun |
The sad end courtesy of NAVSHIPSO
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DDG 40 COONTZ
GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER
UIC: 52234
Class: DDG 37 Fleet: Atlantic
Status: Disposed of, resold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for... More |
| 14 Jun |
Ship's Namesake and incomplete ship history
Adm Coontz
Born 11 June 1864 at Hannibal, Mo., Robert Edward Coontz was graduated from the Naval Academy 5 June 1885. He served both at sea and ashore, including duty at the Naval Academy, in the Bureau of Navigation and as Governor of Guam. From 11 June 1916 to 31 August 1918 he served as... More |
