Next Generation Destroyer Zumwalt Delivers

[F-22Raptor]

Destroyer Zumwalt (DDG-1000) transits the Atlantic Ocean during acceptance trials with the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV).


General Dynamics Bath Iron Works delivered the first Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer to the Navy on Friday, Naval Sea Systems Command announced.

The delivery of the 16,000-ton Zumwalt (DDG-1000) optimized for stealth and operations close to shore follows last month’s successful acceptance trials of the ship overseen by the service’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), Navy officials told USNI News.

INSURV evaluated the ship’s hull, mechanical and engineering (HM&E) systems during the underway testing period last month.

“Zumwalt’s crew has diligently trained for months in preparation of this day and they are ready and excited to take charge of this ship on behalf of the U.S. Navy,” said Capt. James Kirk, commanding officer of Zumwalt in a statement. “These are 143 of our nation’s finest men and women who continue to honor Admiral Zumwalt’s namesake with their dedication to bringing this ship to life.”

Now that Zumwalt is delivered, the ship’s crew will move aboard and begin an about four-month training process to operate the ship ahead of the ship’s planned commissioning in Baltimore on Oct. 15.

Following commissioning, the ship will transit to San Diego to complete the combat systems activation in a post-delivery maintenance availability. The move will free up additional space in the BIW yard allowing more room for the construction of other ships at Bath.

Zumwalt is the first hull delivered in the $22 billion, three-ship class. The second and third ships — Michael Moonsor (DDG-1001) and Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002) – are currently under construction at BIW.

The ships are built around a first-ever electric drive system in which the main engines power an electrical grid instead a direct link to the ship’s props allowing more margin to add additional systems to the ships.The ships’ main weapons are twin 155mm BAE Systems Advanced Gun Systems (AGS) designed to fire a specialized rocket assisted guided round to attack land targets – Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP).

The ships delivery was delayed by several months — in part — due to an extensive testing schedule to prove out several of the new systems on the ship.

https://news.usni.org/2016/05/20/destroyer-zumwalt-delivers

 

[New Resolve]

Really Captain James Kirk, that's his real name.

 

[jhungary]

Zumwalt Class is indeed the best naval ship out there, there aren't anything can even get close to the Zumwalt......

But most people don't realize the greatest advantage on Zumwalt over the other ship is it's crew compliment.

Most people talked about it's weaponry, it stealth, propulsion system but almost no one talked about how automated Zumwalt is, for a 16,000 ton ships, it have a crew of 143. Compare to the

Ticonderoga Class Cruiser - 9,800 tons - 400 crews
Arleigh-Burke Class Destroyer IIA - 9,600 tons - 340 crews
Type-052D Destroyer - 7,500 tons - 280 crews
Atago Class Destroyer - 10,000 tons - 300 crews
Hobart Class Destroyer - 6,500 tons - 203 crews
Visakhapatnam-class Destroyer - 7,500 tons - 300 crews
Sejong Class Destroyer - 11,000 tons - 400 crews
Type-45 Class Destroyer - 8,600 tons - 191 crews

It's almost twice as large as a Type-45 yet, it have 50 less crew.......This would save a lot of hands and free them on other task. However, a scrub down of the ship would be a bitch for the 143 crews on that 16,000 tons ship....

 

[Pak_Sher]

Destroyer Zumwalt (DDG-1000) transits the Atlantic Ocean during acceptance trials with the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV).


General Dynamics Bath Iron Works delivered the first Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer to the Navy on Friday, Naval Sea Systems Command announced.

The delivery of the 16,000-ton Zumwalt (DDG-1000) optimized for stealth and operations close to shore follows last month’s successful acceptance trials of the ship overseen by the service’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), Navy officials told USNI News.

INSURV evaluated the ship’s hull, mechanical and engineering (HM&E) systems during the underway testing period last month.

“Zumwalt’s crew has diligently trained for months in preparation of this day and they are ready and excited to take charge of this ship on behalf of the U.S. Navy,” said Capt. James Kirk, commanding officer of Zumwalt in a statement. “These are 143 of our nation’s finest men and women who continue to honor Admiral Zumwalt’s namesake with their dedication to bringing this ship to life.”

Now that Zumwalt is delivered, the ship’s crew will move aboard and begin an about four-month training process to operate the ship ahead of the ship’s planned commissioning in Baltimore on Oct. 15.

Following commissioning, the ship will transit to San Diego to complete the combat systems activation in a post-delivery maintenance availability. The move will free up additional space in the BIW yard allowing more room for the construction of other ships at Bath.

Zumwalt is the first hull delivered in the $22 billion, three-ship class. The second and third ships — Michael Moonsor (DDG-1001) and Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002) – are currently under construction at BIW.

The ships are built around a first-ever electric drive system in which the main engines power an electrical grid instead a direct link to the ship’s props allowing more margin to add additional systems to the ships.The ships’ main weapons are twin 155mm BAE Systems Advanced Gun Systems (AGS) designed to fire a specialized rocket assisted guided round to attack land targets – Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP).

The ships delivery was delayed by several months — in part — due to an extensive testing schedule to prove out several of the new systems on the ship.

https://news.usni.org/2016/05/20/destroyer-zumwalt-delivers

Beautiful piece of art and engineering. Thank you for posting.

 

[damiendehorn]

Really Captain James Kirk, that's his real name.

Damn! If only the ship was called the Enterprise.....

 

[Water Car Engineer]

It's just gorgeous.

 

[jammersat]

That makes the israeli corvettes look like the iranian jamaran

 

[anon45]

Zumwalt Class is indeed the best naval ship out there, there aren't anything can even get close to the Zumwalt......

But most people don't realize the greatest advantage on Zumwalt over the other ship is it's crew compliment.

Most people talked about it's weaponry, it stealth, propulsion system but almost no one talked about how automated Zumwalt is, for a 16,000 ton ships, it have a crew of 143. Compare to the

Ticonderoga Class Cruiser - 9,800 tons - 400 crews
Arleigh-Burke Class Destroyer IIA - 9,600 tons - 340 crews
Type-052D Destroyer - 7,500 tons - 280 crews
Atago Class Destroyer - 10,000 tons - 300 crews
Hobart Class Destroyer - 6,500 tons - 203 crews
Visakhapatnam-class Destroyer - 7,500 tons - 300 crews
Sejong Class Destroyer - 11,000 tons - 400 crews
Type-45 Class Destroyer - 8,600 tons - 191 crews

It's almost twice as large as a Type-45 yet, it have 50 less crew.......This would save a lot of hands and free them on other task. However, a scrub down of the ship would be a bitch for the 143 crews on that 16,000 tons ship....

If only it was cheaper up front . I'm not even sure on how its maintenance costs compare to the ships its intended to replace.

Well there always is a catch, it's a military marvel though.

 

[jhungary]

If only it was cheaper up front . I'm not even sure on how its maintenance costs compare to the ships its intended to replace.

Well there always is a catch, it's a military marvel though.

What I have heard from my Navy buddies is that the maintenance is about the same as with any Flight II or Flight IIA AB Class. The cost off set would mean Zumwalt's is more or not the same price for any AB Class too, the sole reason why this seems so expensive for now is simply because we are only building 3 of them, and each cost 2.4 billion to build, had we build more, the project cost and manufacturer cost would most likely go down to maybe 20% more expensive than a new AB class (which is at 1.2-1,4 bil per ship)

 

[Penguin]

What I have heard from my Navy buddies is that the maintenance is about the same as with any Flight II or Flight IIA AB Class. The cost off set would mean Zumwalt's is more or not the same price for any AB Class too, the sole reason why this seems so expensive for now is simply because we are only building 3 of them, and each cost 2.4 billion to build, had we build more, the project cost and manufacturer cost would most likely go down to maybe 20% more expensive than a new AB class (which is at 1.2-1,4 bil per ship)

Yeah, it does make a difference if you spread development cost over 3 ships, rather than more. Originally, the Navy had hoped to build 32 destroyers. That number was reduced to 24, then to 7, due to the high cost of new and experimental technologies. Eventually, the USN got just 3.

 

[Ankit Kumar]

Zumwalt and a CVN, apart from DDGs and SSNs. Nice 2016 for USN.

 

[bidonv]

 

[Penguin]

... a ship from outerspace, truely.

Zumwalt's commanding officer is Captain James A. Kirk. Kirk attracted some media attention when he was first named captain, due to the similarity of his name to that of the Star Trek television character Captain James T. Kirk, played by William Shatner. Shatner wrote a letter of support to Zumwalt's crew in April 2014.

The ship still seems to be lacing her secondary gun armament (originally 2x BAE Systems Land and Armaments 57mm mk110 naval gun, but replaced by two GDLS Mk46 30mm Close In Gun Systems (CIGS).

57mm mk110

30mm mk46

 

[Danish saleem]

Owesum,,