The Navy has named its newest class of destroyer after Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr.  The Zumwalt-class destroyer is designed as a multi-mission vessel, focusing on land attack. The lead ship, now under construction, is named USS Zumwalt and carries the hull number DDG-1000.  Completion of USS Zumwalt is scheduled for 2013. Click the link following immediately below for pictures of the ships construction / assembly progress.

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USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000)

 

  • The USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) U.S Navy destroyer is the next-generation destroyer able to take the fight to enemy shores where current destroyers cannot go.
  • Due to its unique hull design, the approximately 600 ft long DDG-1000 will appear on an enemy’s radar as a very small fishing boat. 
  • It is designed with 10 new war fighting technologies.
  • It will be the world’s quietest naval surface combatant ship.
    Its Dual Band Radar (DBR) will handle ten times more targets than any other U.S. Navy radar system.
  • Its Dual Band Radar will be able to detect and shoot down enemy aircraft before they can even fire their missiles.
  • It is the first U.S. Navy destroyer to carry mine avoidance sonar.
  • It has the same firepower as an entire Marine Corps or Army artillery battalion (640 personnel, 19 guns, 147 vehicles.)
  • Its gun system can hit targets 6 to 7 times further away than can other ships.
  • It will be manned by less than half the crew needed on current destroyers.
  • 10 DDG-1000 ships would cost $4.5 billion dollars less to operate and support than 10 current DDG-51 destroyers.
  • It’s “Open Architecture” (OA) -allows for future Navy ship upgrades without costly re-engineering.

For more information about the USS Zumwalt, please visit:

http://www.zumwaltfacts.info