USS Coontz (DLG-9, DDG-40), a Farragut class guided missile frigate, was commissioned in July 1960 and soon joined the Pacific Fleet. Just over a year later, Coontz crossed the Pacific to begin the first of seven tours with the Seventh Fleet.
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I was a BT2 in forward Fireroom from Jan 1974 to Dec 1974.