ファラガット級・クーンツ級ミサイル駆逐艦

Lead ship of the class by hull number. Named for Admiral David Glasgow Farragut - 'Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!' Originally designated DLG-6, reclassified DDG-37 in 1975. The only ship with an ASROC magazine behind the launcher - it made the already top-heavy design even worse, so the Navy never repeated it. Decommissioned 1989.

Named for RADM Stephen Luce, founder of the Naval War College in 1884 - the institution that trained the strategists who won the Pacific War. Originally DLG-7. Deployed to the Mediterranean and Atlantic throughout the Cold War. Decommissioned 1991.

Named for Commodore Thomas Macdonough, who won the decisive Battle of Lake Champlain in 1814, destroying the British fleet and securing the northern border. Originally DLG-8. Decommissioned 1990.

The ship that gave the class its unofficial name - first designed and built from the keel up as a guided-missile ship under project SCB 142. Named for Admiral Robert Coontz, Chief of Naval Operations 1919–1923, who expanded the Navy during the manpower shortages after WWI. Originally DLG-9. Earned the Battle Efficiency 'E' in 1987. Decommissioned 1989.

Named for Fleet Admiral Ernest King, who served as both CNO and COMINCH during WWII - the only person to hold both titles simultaneously. Commanded the entire U.S. Navy during the greatest naval war in history. Originally DLG-10. Decommissioned 1991.

Named for RADM Alfred Thayer Mahan, whose 'Influence of Sea Power Upon History' shaped global naval strategy and inspired the great navies of the 20th century. Originally DLG-11. Only ship in the class to receive the New Threat Upgrade modernization as a test package in 1982. Decommissioned 1993.

Named for RADM John Dahlgren, 'Father of American Naval Ordnance,' who designed the distinctive bottle-shaped Dahlgren guns that armed Union warships during the Civil War. Originally DLG-12. Decommissioned 1992.

Named for Admiral William Pratt, CNO 1930–1933, who navigated the Navy through the London Naval Treaty limitations and Depression-era budget cuts. Originally DLG-13. Decommissioned 1991.

Named for Admiral George Dewey, hero of Manila Bay and the only person to hold the rank of Admiral of the Navy. 'You may fire when you are ready, Gridley.' Originally DLG-14. Deployed extensively to the Western Pacific. Decommissioned 1990.

Named for Commodore Edward Preble, who led the squadron against the Barbary pirates at Tripoli and mentored a generation of future admirals. Originally DLG-15. Built at Bath Iron Works. Decommissioned 1991.