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The Navy's new model destroyer hit the water this last week. It was supposed to be christened Oct. 19, but the christening was cancelled because of the government shutdown. The best part of the story: It's gonna be commanded by Captain James A. Kirk. I'm not kidding.
Navy's new destroyer is stealth, huge and almost ready
(UPI) -- The USS Zumwalt may be the biggest destroyer ever built for the Navy, but it should be the hardest to spot on radar.
The $4 billion warship, built by Bath Iron Works in Maine, was launched on the Kennebec River Monday, five years after construction began.
At 610 feet long, the Zumwalt looks unlike any ship the navy has sailed, with an angular superstructure, a low-slung "tumblehome" hull to "pierce" waves for a smoother ride, electric propulsion and futuristic bridge that looks more like it belongs on Star Trek's USS Enterprise than a real Navy ship.
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BIW will deliver the USS Zumwalt in fall of 2015. DDG-1001, the USS Michael Monsoor, is scheduled for 2016 delivery, and the DDG-1002, USS Lyndon B. Johnson, is expected in 2018.
(UPI) -- The USS Zumwalt may be the biggest destroyer ever built for the Navy, but it should be the hardest to spot on radar.
The $4 billion warship, built by Bath Iron Works in Maine, was launched on the Kennebec River Monday, five years after construction began.
At 610 feet long, the Zumwalt looks unlike any ship the navy has sailed, with an angular superstructure, a low-slung "tumblehome" hull to "pierce" waves for a smoother ride, electric propulsion and futuristic bridge that looks more like it belongs on Star Trek's USS Enterprise than a real Navy ship.
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BIW will deliver the USS Zumwalt in fall of 2015. DDG-1001, the USS Michael Monsoor, is scheduled for 2016 delivery, and the DDG-1002, USS Lyndon B. Johnson, is expected in 2018.
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