Ten Destroyers Leaders (DL also fleet escorts) were ordered between 1955 and 1957 as all gun units. From the fourth vessel ( Coontz ) the class was redesigned as Guided Missile Fleet Escorts (DLG) with the addition of a Mk10 SAM Tartar missile launcher. In 1975 were further reclassified as Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG).
| Derivatives / Succeeded by | |
|---|---|
| 1960 |  DDG Charles F. Adams class |
| 1965 |  DDG Perth class |
| 1969 |  DDG Type 103 Lütjens class |
| 1970 | DDG Charles F. Adams NTU class |
| 1960 | DDG Coontz class |
Specifications |
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Aircraft| Typical | Max | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Landing platform | ||||||||
Shipyards |
| Bethlehem Sparrows Point - | 2 |
| Fore River Shipyard - | 1 |
List of Ships |
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| 1955 | 1955 | | US Navy | DL-6 | USS Farragut | ||||
| 1960 | 1989 | Coontz class DDG-37 USS Farragut | |||||||
| 1955 | 1955 | | US Navy | DL-7 | USS Luce | ||||
| 1961 | 1991 | Coontz class DDG-38 USS Luce | |||||||
| 1955 | 1955 | | US Navy | DL-8 | USS Macdonough | ||||
| 1961 | 1992 | Coontz class DDG-39 USS Macdonough | |||||||
| 1959 | 1990 | | US Navy | DDG-45 | Coontz class USS Dewey | ||||
| 1960 | 1992 | | US Navy | DDG-2 | Charles F. Adams class USS Charles F. Adams | ||||
| 1960 | 1989 | sunk 2003 | | US Navy | DDG-7 | Charles F. Adams class USS Henry B. Wilson | |||
| 1960 | 1989 | | US Navy | DDG-40 | Coontz class USS Coontz | ||||
| 1960 | 1991 | | US Navy | DDG-41 | Coontz class USS King | ||||
| 1960 | 1993 | | US Navy | DDG-42 | Coontz class USS Mahan | ||||
| 1960 | 1991 | | US Navy | DDG-46 | Coontz class USS Preble | ||||
| 1961 | 1990 | | US Navy | DDG-3 | Charles F. Adams class USS John King | ||||
| 1961 | 1991 | sunk 2001 | | US Navy | DDG-8 | Charles F. Adams class USS Lynde McCormick | |||
| 1961 | 1990 | sunk 2002 | | US Navy | DDG-9 | Charles F. Adams class USS Towers | |||
| 1961 | 1991 | | US Navy | DDG-10 | Charles F. Adams class USS Sampson | ||||
| 1961 | 1989 | | US Navy | DDG-11 | Charles F. Adams class USS Sellers | ||||
| 1961 | 1991 | | US Navy | DDG-12 | Charles F. Adams class USS Robison | ||||
| 1961 | 1992 | | US Navy | DDG-43 | Coontz class USS Dahlgren | ||||
| 1961 | 1991 | | US Navy | DDG-44 | Coontz class USS William V. Pratt | ||||
| 1962 | 1990 | | US Navy | DDG-4 | Charles F. Adams class USS Lawrence | ||||
| 1962 | 1964 | | US Navy | DDG-5 | Charles F. Adams class USS Biddle | ||||
| 1964 | 1989 | DDG-5 USS Claude V. Ricketts | |||||||
| 1962 | 1990 | | US Navy | DDG-6 | Charles F. Adams class USS Barney | ||||
| 1962 | 1990 | | US Navy | DDG-13 | Charles F. Adams class USS Hoel | ||||
| 1962 | 1991 | sunk 2000 | | US Navy | DDG-14 | Charles F. Adams class USS Buchanan | |||
| 1962 | 1990 | | US Navy | DDG-15 | Charles F. Adams class USS Berkeley | ||||
| 1992 | 2002 |  Hellenic Navy D221 HHMS Themistocles | |||||||
| 1962 | 1991 | | US Navy | DDG-18 | Charles F. Adams class USS Semmes | ||||
| 1991 | 2004 | Hellenic Navy D218 HHMS Kimon | |||||||
| 1963 | 1990 | | US Navy | DDG-16 | Charles F. Adams class USS Joseph Strauss | ||||
| 1992 | 2002 | Hellenic Navy D220 HHMS Formion | |||||||
| 1963 | 1990 | | US Navy | DDG-17 | Charles F. Adams class USS Conyngham | ||||
| 1963 | 1991 | | US Navy | DDG-19 | Charles F. Adams NTU class USS Tattnall | ||||
| 1963 | 1993 | | US Navy | DDG-20 | Charles F. Adams NTU class USS Goldsborough | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | RAN D 40 parts hulk | |||||||
| 1964 | 1990 | | US Navy | DDG-21 | Charles F. Adams class USS Cochrane | ||||
| 1964 | 1991 | sunk 2001 | | US Navy | DDG-22 | Charles F. Adams NTU class USS Benjamin Stoddert | |||
| 1964 | 1990 | | US Navy | DDG-23 | Charles F. Adams class USS Richard E. Byrd | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | sunk 2003 | Hellenic Navy spare parts | ||||||
| 1964 | 1992 | | US Navy | DDG-24 | Charles F. Adams class USS Waddell | ||||
| 1992 | 2003 | sunk 2006 | Hellenic Navy D219 HHMS Nearchos | ||||||
| 1964 | 1964 | | US Navy | DDG-25 | Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Australia | ||||
| 1965 | 1999 | sunk 2001 | Perth class RAN D 38 HMAS Perth | ||||||
| 1964 | 1964 | | US Navy | DDG-26 | Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Australia | ||||
| 1965 | 2000 | sunk 2002 | Perth class RAN D 39 HMAS Hobart | ||||||
| 1966 | 1966 | | US Navy | DDG-27 | Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Australia | ||||
| 1967 | 2001 | sunk 2005 | Perth class RAN D 41 HMAS Brisbane | ||||||
| 1969 | 1969 | | US Navy | DDG-28 | Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Germany | ||||
| 1969 | 2003 | Type 103 Lütjens class German Navy D185 Lütjens | |||||||
| 1969 | 1969 | | US Navy | DDG-29 | Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Germany | ||||
| 1969 | 2003 | Type 103 Lütjens class German Navy D186 Mölders | |||||||
| 1970 | 1970 | | US Navy | DDG-30 | Charles F. Adams class Built in USA for Germany | ||||
| 1970 | 1998 | Type 103 Lütjens class German Navy D187 Rommel | |||||||
Events |
| 1956-jan-27 | Ordered | Ordered DL-6 USS Farragut | |
| 1957-jun-03 | Laid down | Laid down DL-6 USS Farragut | |
| 1957-oct-01 | Laid down | Laid down DL-7 USS Luce | |
| 1958-apr-15 | Laid down | Laid down DL-8 USS Macdonough | |
| 1958-jul-18 | Launched | Launched DL-6 USS Farragut | |
| 1958-dec-11 | Launched | Launched DL-7 USS Luce | |
| 1959-jul-09 | Launched | Launched DL-8 USS Macdonough |
