"The US Navy's Stealth Destroyer Will Go to Sea Next Spring" Topic
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Tango01 | 29 Sep 2014 10:39 p.m. PST |
"The ship is plainly visible from Front Street, across the Route 1 bridge in downtown Bath. Nothing like this angular, almost hulking giant has ever been seen here, even after well over a century of shipbuilding at Bath Iron Works. The futuristic shape of the Zumwalt, DDG 1000, has become familiar after more than a decade of graphics presentations and artist drawings, and models of the destroyer have been a staple at naval expositions for years. But now the whole ship is coming together, all construction blocks assembled and set afloat. People walk her decks and she rises and falls with the tide as all that planning turns into a real thing. She'll take to the sea for the first time in the spring. The epitome of naval stealth design, Zumwalt's sleek shapes belie a ship filled with new features. Walking aboard, one of the first impressions is one of size — she is by far the largest ship ever called a "destroyer." So, one would think, she must be roomy inside…" Full article here link Amicalement Armand |
skippy0001 | 30 Sep 2014 4:32 a.m. PST |
After they add Laser air defense and Rail Guns-yeah, it'll do. |
Winston01 | 30 Sep 2014 1:57 p.m. PST |
If it is a stealth ship will we really know if it goes to sea next spring? |
Mako11 | 30 Sep 2014 3:12 p.m. PST |
One of the ugliest vessels ever. I hope the bow design works as planned in heavy seas, or more than a few people will have a lot of explaining to do. Can anyone, other than a submariner, say, dive, dive, dive…..? |
Tankrider | 30 Sep 2014 5:09 p.m. PST |
Hahaha they named one after LBJ? That rocks. |
MongooseMatt | 01 Oct 2014 7:49 a.m. PST |
The prospective commanding officer is Captain James Kirk? |
Lion in the Stars | 01 Oct 2014 1:32 p.m. PST |
Can anyone, other than a submariner, say, dive, dive, dive…..? It's not the submerging that bothers me. It's the lack of features to bring the ship back up that I take exception to! |
Charlie 12 | 06 Oct 2014 7:05 p.m. PST |
"I hope the bow design works as planned in heavy seas, or more than a few people will have a lot of explaining to do." The design was fairly common in the pre-dreadnought period. So any such fears are wholly unfounded. |
Lion in the Stars | 07 Oct 2014 9:10 a.m. PST |
Except that those designs showed horrible sea-keeping ability, Coastal. |
Charlie 12 | 07 Oct 2014 9:14 p.m. PST |
True, Lion. A lot of tubs from that period were cranky SOBs. But I'd hope the last 100+ years of design experience has solved those problems (but we'll see….). Still…. She's one UGLY beast… |
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