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82k | Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King ,1878-1956, American admiral, commander in chief of the U.S. fleet (1941–45), b. Lorain, Ohio. A graduate of Annapolis, he distinguished himself in many branches of naval service, including the submarine and air arms. In World War I he was assistant chief of staff to Admiral Henry T. Mayo, commander of the Atlantic Fleet. King himself commanded (Feb.–Dec., 1941) the Atlantic Fleet and then became commander of the U.S. naval forces. King also became (Mar., 1942) chief of naval operations and directed the naval strategy that took the U.S. fleet into Japanese waters. He was made (1944) fleet admiral (five-star admiral) and retired from the navy a year later. Photo #: 80-G-416886. Portrait photograph, taken in 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Bill Gonyo |
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180k | Undated, location unknown. Identifiable ships from left to right include the USS Brinkley Bass (DD-887), USS Preble (DLG-15), USS Mahan (DLG-11), USS King (DLG-10) and the USS Coontz (DLG-9). | Brian N. Kroenung II EMC(SW) |
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124k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert Hurst |
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94k | Newspaper clipping of the Coontz and King prior to Commissioning. | Brian Kroenung |
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171k | Undated newspaper clipping of the Coontz, King, Mahan and Preble together. | Brian N. Kroenung II EMC(SW) |
| 109k | As DLG-10, udated location unknown. | - |
| 117k | As DLG-10, udated location unknown. | William F. Yannayon Sr. |
| 59k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. | Mike Smolinski |
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174k | Undated newspaper clipping of the Coontz, King, Mahan and Preble in San Diego. | Brian Kroenung |
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105k | Undated, location unknown. | David Buell |
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146k | April 12, 1957, #3 drydock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, USS King (DLG-10) left side, USS Coontz (DLG-9), right side. | Brian N. Kroenung II EMC(SW) |
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147k | April 12, 1957, #3 drydock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, USS King (DLG-10) left side, USS Coontz (DLG-9), right side. | Brian N. Kroenung II EMC(SW) |
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122k | USS Coontz (DLG-9) and USS King (DLG-10) during
their construction at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, August 9, 1957. | Brian N. Kroenung II EMC(SW) |
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139k | USS Coontz (DLG-9) and USS King (DLG-10) during
their construction at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, August 19, 1957. | Brian N. Kroenung II EMC(SW) |
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142k | USS Coontz (DLG-9) and USS King (DLG-10) during
their construction at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, August 23, 1957. | Brian N. Kroenung II EMC(SW) |
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127k | USS Coontz (DLG-9) and USS King (DLG-10) during
their construction at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, August 23, 1957. | Brian N. Kroenung II EMC(SW) |
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144k | USS Coontz (DLG-9) and USS King (DLG-10) during
their construction at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, June 20, 1958. | Brian N. Kroenung II EMC(SW) |
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153k | USS Coontz (DLG-9) and USS King (DLG-10) during
their construction at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, June 20, 1958. | Brian N. Kroenung II EMC(SW) |
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128k | USS Coontz (DLG-9) and USS King (DLG-10) during
their construction at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, July 25, 1958. | Brian N. Kroenung II EMC(SW) |
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144k | USS Coontz (DLG-9) and USS King (DLG-10) during
their construction at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, July 25, 1958. | Brian N. Kroenung II EMC(SW) |
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128k | USS Coontz (DLG-9) and USS King (DLG-10) during
their construction at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, November 26, 1958. | Brian N. Kroenung II EMC(SW) |
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118k | USS Coontz (DLG-9) and USS King (DLG-10) during
their construction at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, November 28, 1958. | Brian N. Kroenung II EMC(SW) |
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95k | Newspaper clipping of the Coontz and King under construction. | Brian N. Kroenung II EMC(SW) |
| 56k | Photo by Kenneth Chastain taken from the 01 level aft on the USS Mahan DLG-11. The King mooring outboard of the Mahan in San Diego in 1961. | Dick Hall |
| 115k | USS Rogers (DDR-876), USS Brinkley Bass (DD-887), USS Preble (DLG-15), USS Mahan (DLG-11), USS King (DLG-10) and USS Coontz (DLG-9) lined up together at San Diego, 4 February, 1961. | Robert Hurst |
| 93k | As above. | Robert Hurst |
| 25k | As DLG-10 San Francisco March 1970. | Marc Piché |
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| 100k | At Barcelona, Spain, on July 11, 1979, alongside the Leahy-class guided missile cruiser USS Richmond K. Turner (CG 20). Both ships were originally built as guided missile "frigates" (DLG), the Farraguts being, in fact, the immediate predecessors to the Leahys, but they looked quite different: the Richmond K. Turner was a "double ender" (i.e., with missile launchers forward and aft) and introduced the "macks" (combination of mast and stack), while the King had an undeniable destroyer heritage. | Fabio Peña |
| 95k | Though the setting sun reduces visibility, this photo shows differences in size and appearance between what would eventually be the oldest and the newest classes of active destroyers in the U.S. Navy: the Spruance-class, represented by USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) and the Farragut-class, represented by USS King (DDG 41). Taken at Barcelona, Spain, on July 21, 1979. | Fabio Peña |
| 129k | DN-SN-83-00264. A view of the twin Mark 10 Mod O launcher for Terrier/Standard-ER missiles on board the guided missile destroyer USS KING (DD-41) during exercise Unitas XXI, October 1 1982. | Bill Gonyo |
| 115k | DN-SN-83-00282. October 1 1982, a starboard bow view of the guided-missile destroyer USS King (DDG 41) off the coast of South America during UNITAS XXI. | Robert M. Cieri |
| 183k | DN-ST-83-00274. October 1 1982, an aerial starboard bow view of the guided-missile destroyer USS King (DDG 41) and the destroyer USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968) off the coast of South America during exercise UNITAS XXI. | Robert M. Cieri |
| 49k | As DDG-41 Hampton Roads August 17 1983. | Marc Piché |
| 73k | In Chesapeake Bay August 17, 1983. | Marc Piché |
| 77k | As above. | Marc Piché |
| 44k | DN-SC-89-06102. November 1 1983, a port bow view of the guided-missile destroyer USS King (DDG 41) underway in the Atlantic. U.S. Navy Photo by PH2 Fazer. | Robert M. Cieri |
| 139k | DN-ST-86-02424. A port bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS KING (DDG-41) underway. The ship's crew is manning the rails. Photo by PH1 Hilton, February 1 1985. | Bill Gonyo |
| 26k | As DDG-41 Norfolk July 1985. | Marc Piché |
| 68k | May 6 1987, a starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS King (DDG-41) executing a hard turn to port. U.S. Navy Photo. | Fred Weiss |
| 36k | As DDG-41 Antwerp, Belgium September 11 1987. | Marc Piché |
| 53k | As DDG-41 Antwerp, Belgium September 11 1987. | Marc Piché |
| 55k | As DDG-41 Antwerp, Belgium September 27 1987. | Marc Piché |
| 181k | The King with the USS Puget Sound (AD-38) on opposite side of the pier and probably the USS Scott (DDG-995) in front. Appears to have been taken at the D&S piers in Norfolk in the late 1980's. | - |
| 72k | Undated postcard Copyright © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA. | Mike Smolinski |
| 58k | As DDG-41 Portsmouth, England October 29 1990. | Marc Piché |
| Patches |
| 82k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski |
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| 82k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski |
| 73k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
