The DDG 1000 is the lead ship of the new Zumwalt-class, the U.S. Navy’s next-generation, guided-missile naval destroyer.
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The stealthy destroyer arrived at Naval Station Newport on Thursday.
During a tour the Navy showed off the ship’s bridge, weaponry and mission center.
The US Navy has revealed that its largest-ever destroyer, and most technologically-advanced surface ship to date, left the Bath Iron Works in Maine, US, on Wednesday and is preparing for its three-month journey to its home port in San Diego.
It features an angular shape to minimize its radar signature, an unconventional wave-piercing hull and a composite deckhouse that hides radar and other sensors. Officials say, the system generates an estimated 78 megawatts of power – nearly the same as what a nuclear aircraft carrier generates.
– ReutersScreengrab of the US Navy’s most advanced surface warship from the Reuters video. But the crew size is half of the 300 personnel of those destroyers. The USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) has completed its sea trials and will join the fleet after its commissioning ceremony in Baltimore on October 15.
The ship is scheduled for Post Delivery Availability and Mission Systems Activation and is expected to be integrated into the fleet in 2018 following test and evaluation.
“As the DDG 1000 sails into open water, Zumwalt is once again on active service in the U.S. Navy”, Capt. James A. Kirk, Zumwalt’s commanding officer, said in the release.
The Zumwalt is named after Admiral Elmo R. “Bud” Zumwalt Jr., former chief of naval operations from 1970 to 1974.
“We take a great deal of pride in our namesake, Adm. Zumwalt, and are committed to honoring him through our service”, said Kirk.
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The first in a class of new guided missile destroyer has left its ME shipyard to start a three-month journey to its homeport in San Diego, Calif.
