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USS KING PHOTO GALLERY - CONSTRUCTION PHASE

The above image of the blueprint was drawn from a copy of the original and
meticulously cleaned up and annotated by Mark Donovan. The full size image is 2.9 MB and it can be found here.........
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The following pictures were snapped during the ships construction phase.
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This picture shows the USS King (DLG-10) during her construction phase next to the USS Coontz (DLG-9) in the #3 drydock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in January, 1958. The USS King is on the left.

Photos contributed by Brian Kroenung EMC(SW) stationed on the USS Coontz (DDG-40) from 1984 to 1988

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12 APRIL 1957 180k April 12, 1957, #3 drydock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, USS King left side, USS Coontz (DLG-9), right side

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Archives
May 1957 156k May, 1957 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Archives
98k August 9, 1957, #3 drydock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, USS King left side, USS Coontz (DLG-9), right side. Brian Kroenung EMC(SW) USS Coontz (DDG-40)
136k August 19, 1957 Brian Kroenung EMC(SW) USS Coontz (DDG-40)
Jim Mader at DTR 128k August 23, 1957 Brian Kroenung EMC(SW) USS Coontz (DDG-40)
Switchboards and Throttles 118k August 23, 1957 Brian Kroenung EMC(SW) USS Coontz (DDG-40)
12 Jan 1958 135k Jan. 12 , 1958 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Archives
On the Bridge 123k June 20, 1958 Brian Kroenung EMC(SW) USS Coontz (DDG-40)
On the Bridge 130k June 20, 1958 Brian Kroenung EMC(SW) USS Coontz (DDG-40)
On the Bridge 122k July 25, 1958 Brian Kroenung EMC(SW) USS Coontz (DDG-40)
On the Bridge 123k July 25, 1958 Brian Kroenung EMC(SW) USS Coontz (DDG-40)
On the Bridge 134k November 26, 1958 Brian Kroenung EMC(SW) USS Coontz (DDG-40)
97k November 28, 1958 Brian Kroenung EMC(SW) USS Coontz (DDG-40)
Dec. 6, 1958, Christening 92k Dec. 6, 1958, Christening Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Archives
95k Double Header - two new Missle Frigates - USS King (DLG-10) and USS Coontz (DLG-9) U.S. Navy Photo, All Hands, April, 1959
324k Underway at last Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Archives
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