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Named after Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., the youngest chief of naval operations in US history, the lead ship USS Zumwalt is the largest destroyer in the world at 610 feet long. It can house a crew of ...
USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is a guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She is the lead ship of the Zumwalt class and the first ship to be named after Admiral Elmo Zumwalt . [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Zumwalt has stealth capabilities, having a radar cross-section similar to a fishing boat despite her large size. [ 12 ]
Deckhouse of USS Zumwalt being installed in December 2012. On 11 February 2009, full-rate production officially began on the first Zumwalt-class destroyer. [37] Construction on the second ship of the class, Michael Monsoor, began in March 2010. [38] The keel for the first Zumwalt-class destroyer was laid on 17 November 2011. [38]
A concept presented at the 2022 Surface Warfare Symposium depicts an angular hull form with displacement of 13,290 long tons (13,500 t), a conventional bow and a superstructure reminiscent of the Zumwalt-class destroyer. Future vessels of the class may be lengthened with a payload module for additional capabilities. [4] [14]
Experts consider the ship a failure, lacking many important features like anti-ship missiles and anti-submarine torpedoes.
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USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002) is the third and final Zumwalt-class destroyer built for the United States Navy. The contract to build her was awarded to Bath Iron Works located in Bath, Maine, on 15 September 2011. The award, along with funds for the construction of USS Michael Monsoor, was worth US$1.826 billion.
Michael Monsoor is the second Zumwalt-class destroyer. The ship is 600 feet (180 m) in length, with a beam of 80.7 feet (24.6 m) and displacing approximately 15,000 tons. Michael Monsoor has a crew size of approximately 148 officers and sailors; she can make speed in excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).