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Ships Hull #
USS______
CLASS
DL-1 *
Norfolk
Norfolk
DL-2 
originally DD-927
de-commissioned"66"
Mitscher
6/29/68
re-connisssioned DDG-35
Mitscher
orig dd928=DL-3
decomissioned in 66
re-comissioned 
John S. McCain

DDG-36 "67"

Mitscher
 orig dd929 DL-4
 Willis A. Lee
Mitscher
 DL-5
originally DD-930
 Wilkinson
reclass 2/9/51
Mitscher
 DLG-6
6/30/75=DDG-37
Farragut
 DLG-7
6/30/75=
DDG-38
 Luce
Farragut
 DLG-8
6/30/75=DDG-39
Macdonough
 Farragut
 DLG-9
6/30/75=DDG-40
 Coontz
 Coontz
Farragut
 DLG-10
6/30/75=DDG-41
 King
 Coontz
Farragut
 DLC-11
6/30/75=DDG-42
 Mahan
 Coontz
Farragut
 DLG-12
6/30/75=DDG-43
Dahlgren 
Coontz
Farragut
 DLG-13
6/30/75=DDG-44
 William V. Pratt
 Coontz
Farragut
 DLG-14
6/30/75=DDG-45
 
 Dewey /Coontz
Farragut
 DLG--15
6/30/75=DDG-46
 Preble
Dewey /Coontz
Farragut
 DLG-16
6/30/75= CG-16
 Leahy
 Leahy
 DLG-17
6/30/75= CG-17
 Yarnell
Leahy
 DLG-18
6/30/75= CG-18
 Worden
Leahy
 DLG-19
6/30/75= CG-19
 Dale
 Leahy
 DLG-20
6/30/75= CG-20
 RICHMOND K. TURNER
Leahy
 DLG-21
6/30/75= CG-21
 Gridley
 Leahy
 DLG-22
6/30/75= CG-22
 England
 Leahy
 DLG-23
6/30/75= CG-23
HALSEY 
Leahy
 DLG-24
6/30/75= CG-24
 REEVES
Leahy
 DLG-25
6/30/75= CG-25
 BAINBRIDGE
 BAINBRIDGE
 DLG-26
6/30/75= CG-26
 BELKNAP 
 BELKNAP
 DLG-27
6/30/75= CG-27
JOSEPHUS DANIELS 
BELKNAP
 DLG-28
6/30/75= CG-28
 WAINWRIGHT
BELKNAP
 DLG-29
6/30/75= CG-29
 JOUETT
 BELKNAP
 DLG-30
6/30/75= CG-30
 HORNE
 BELKNAP
 DLG-31
6/30/75= CG-31
 STERETT
BELKNAP
 DLG-32
6/30/75= CG-32
 WILLIAM H. STANDLEY
 BELKNAP
 DLG-33
6/30/75= CG-33
 FOX
 BELKNAP
 DLG-34
6/30/75= CG-34
 BIDDLE
 BELKNAP
 DLG-35
6/30/75= CG-35
TRUXTUN
 TRUXTUN
DLG-36
6/30/75= CG-36
 CALIFORNIA
 CALIFORNIA
DLG-37
6/30/75= CG-37
 SOUTH CAROLINA
 CALIFORNIA
DLG-38
6/30/75= CG-38
 VIRGINIA
 Virginia

 

California Class were launched as DLG's, however by the time they joined the fleet as a operating unit they had been classified as cruisers. The construction prints for Virginia Class also were considered DLG's when bid on and were lined out and changed to CRUISERS.

* USS Norfolk origilally CLK-1 was the first ship built after the completion of WWII.
In 1951 they desiginated frigets, destroyer leader designed on a light cruiser hull,
A unpopular desision with world navies as a frigets was reserved as much smaller (less than 4000 tons) destroyers.