National Interest/Warrior Maven: Navy Delivers 2nd Stealthy Zumwalt-Class Destroyer This Month
Much like the lead Zumwalt-class ship, the 2nd is envisioned as a stealthy, multi-mission land and blue-water attack platform armed with long-range precision fires, a wide range of offensive and defensive missiles, faster computer processing speed and an electric drive Integrated Propulsion System with 78-megawatts of on-board electrical power.
Beneath the highly visible shadow of the now commissioned first-in-class stealthy USS Zumwalt destroyer, the Navy has been quietly making rapid progress with its second Zumwalt-class destroyer – the soon-to-be USS Michael Monsoor – slated for HM&E delivery this month, service officials said.
The ship, called DDG 1001, is now 99-percent complete and recently completed acceptance trails in early February. Hull, Mechanical & Electrical delivery is slated for April 24 - as a key step toward ultimately reaching operational status, according to information provided April 10 at the Navy's annual Sea Air Space Symposium, by Capt. Kevin Smith, Zumwalt program manager.
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WNU Editor: April 24 is the delivery date to the US Navy for the second Zumwalt-Class destroyer. The third destroyer .... the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson, is now 74-percent complete and completing hull integration
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If this ship class was any good, it would be in serial production and not truncated at 3 ships. The USN has lost its way not just in seamanship, they have failed with design and production of capable surface warships.
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