The USS Zumwalt, DDG 1000, the largest and most expensive destroyer ever built for the US Navy, headed down the Kennebeck River from Bath Iron Works, in Bath, Maine yesterday, on its way to sea trials in the open Atlantic. Depending on who you listen to, the ship is the design of the future, far more capable than other warships of its type in both firepower and stealth. On the other hand, many argue that the radical hull form is inherently unstable particularly after suffering battle damage. One critic claims that the new destroyer is already outdated. Who is right? Time and the sea will tell.
Navy’s Largest Warship Heads Out to Sea for Testing
Thanks to Phil Leon for contributing to this post.
came into portland after 10pm with vague calls on 13 between the tugs and without reference to their 600 foot customer … tied at ocean gateway … gone the next morning .. stealthy
I know the captain’s name is Kirk, but it doesn’t take much imagination to visualize James Mason as Captain Nemo standing on the Zumwalt’s bridge.
Here’s a video on tank testing. But interestingly, the model that rolls in the tank appears to be Zumwalt.
https://youtu.be/T7bYl0jKt70
Jim M