The Coontz DDG ( DLG ) Class
Taken from The John King DDG 3 in 1964 - Parto Stafena, Italy
Photo courtesy
Henry P. Kasprzak Sr.
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The Destroyer Leader ( DLG ) class is more comparable in size to a World War II cruiser than a destroyer. Originally termed a "Frigate" by the US Navy, contrary to other navies for which the term Frigate was reserved for a standard "destroyer sized" ship which specialized in ASW, the DLG class was designed as a fast-carrier task group AAW defense ship and succeeded the DL class which was not missile armed. The DLG class consisted of only ten ships all of which were later redesignated DDGs. |
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� Douglas H. Cable
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Subject: USS Valdez Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 From: Douglas Cable Rate: STG2 Reported: 1974 Departed: 1977 Hi Mark, I am a Plank Owner of the USS Valdez (DE/FF-1096). I was attached to the neucleus crew in March of 1974. I have a wealth of photos from the ship's first two deployments to the Mid East and Med. I was the "official" ships photographer. We had a very active photo club onboard and even had a darkroom. Here is a photo of the USS William V. Pratt that I took during underway ops in the Atlantic on route to Rota, Spain. I don't know who in the Coontz class to send this to so I thought that you might be able to forward this photo. Cordially,
Douglas H. Cable, Owner |
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