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US Navy - Destroyer Leaders (DL, DLG, DLGN)
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Virginia class Guided Missile Destroyer Leader / DLGN

	INFO - Virginia class Guided Missile Destroyer Leader / DLGN
	note: all Virginia class DLGN's were reclassified to Guided Missile Cruisers (CGN) on June 30, 1975 DLGN 38 USS Virginia (1976) - reclassified to CGN 38 DLGN 39 USS Texas (1977) - reclassified to CGN 39 DLGN 40 USS Mississippi (1978) - reclassified to CGN 40 DLGN 41 USS Arkansas (1980) - reclassified to CGN 41

California class Guided Missile Destroyer Leader / DLGN

	INFO - California class Guided Missile Destroyer Leader / DLGN
	note: all Virginia class DLGN's were reclassified to Guided Missile Cruisers (CGN) on June 30, 1975 DLGN 36 USS California (1974) - reclassified to CGN 36 DLGN 37 USS South Carolina (1975) - reclassified to CGN 37

Truxtun class Guided Missile Destroyer Leader / DLGN

DLGN 35 USS Truxtun (1967) - reclassified to CGN 35

Bainbridge class Guided Missile Destroyer Leader / DLGN

DLGN 25 USS Bainbridge (1962) - reclassified to CGN 25

Belknap class Guided Missile Destroyer Leader / DLG

INFO - Belknap class Guided Missile Destroyer Leader / DLG

note: all Belknap class DLG's were reclassified to Guided Missile Cruisers (CG) on June 30, 1975
DLG 26 USS Belknap (1964) - reclassified to CG 26
DLG 27 USS Josephus Daniels (1965) - reclassified to CG 27
DLG 28 USS Wainwright (1966) - reclassified to CG 28
DLG 29 USS Jouett (1966) - reclassified to CG 29
DLG 30 USS Horne (1967) - reclassified to CG 30
DLG 31 USS Sterett (1967) - reclassified to CG 31
DLG 32 USS William H. Standley (1966) - reclassified to CG 32
DLG 33 USS Fox (1966) - reclassified to CG 33
DLG 34 USS Biddle (1967) - reclassified to CG 34

Leahy class Guided Missile Destroyer Leader / DLG

INFO - Leahy class Guided Missile Destroyer Leader / DLG

note: all Leahy class DLG's were reclassified to Guided Missile Cruisers (CG) on June 30, 1975
DLG 16 USS Leahy (1962) - reclassified to CG 16
DLG 17 USS Harry E. Yarnell (1963) - reclassified to CG 17
DLG 18 USS Worden (1963) - reclassified to CG 18
DLG 19 USS Dale (1963) - reclassified to CG 19
DLG 20 USS Richmond K. Turner (1964) - reclassified to CG 20
DLG 21 USS Gridley (1963) - reclassified to CG 21
DLG 22 USS England (1963) - reclassified to CG 22
DLG 23 USS Halsey (1963) - reclassified to CG 23
DLG 24 USS Reeves (1964) - reclassified to CG 24

Farragut (Coontz) class Guided Missile Destroyer Leader / DLG

INFO - Farragut (Coontz) class Guided Missile Destroyer Leader / DLG

note: all Farragut (Coontz) class DLG's were reclassified to DDG's on June 30, 1975
DLG 6 USS Farragut (1960) - reclassified to DDG 37
DLG 7 USS Luce (1961) - reclassified to DDG 38
DLG 8 USS MacDonough (1961) - reclassified to DDG 39
DLG 9 USS Coontz (1960) - reclassified to DDG 40
DLG 10 USS King (1960) - reclassified to DDG 41
DLG 11 USS Mahan (1960) - reclassified to DDG 42
DLG 12 USS Dahlgren (1961) - reclassified to DDG 43
DLG 13 USS William V. Pratt (1961) - reclassified to DDG 44
DLG 14 USS Dewey (1959) - reclassified to DDG 45
DLG 15 USS Preble (1960) - reclassified to DDG 46

Mitscher class Destroyer Leader / DL

	INFO - Mitscher class Destroyer Leader / DL
	DL 2 USS Mitscher (1953) - converted to DDG 35 DL 3 USS John S. McCain (1953) - converted to DDG 36 DL 4 USS Willis A. Lee (1954) DL 5 USS Wilkinson (1954)

Norfolk class Destroyer Leader / DL

DL 1 USS Norfolk (1953)

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