USS Zumwalt

USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000)
USS Zumwalt on 21 April 2016
History
United States
NameZumwalt
NamesakeElmo Zumwalt
Awarded14 February 2008
BuilderBath Iron Works
Cost≈$3.5 billion[1] to 4.4 billion[2]
Laid down17 November 2011[3]
Launched28 October 2013
Christened12 April 2014
Commissioned15 October 2016[4]
HomeportPascagoula, Mississippi
Identification
MottoPax Propter Vim (Peace Through Power)[5]
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeZumwalt-class destroyer, Guided missile destroyer
Displacement14,564 long tons (14,798 t)[6]
Length600 ft (182.9 m)
Beam80.7 ft (24.6 m)
Draft27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
  • Integrated Power System (IPS)[7]
  • 2 × propellers driven by GE Power Conversion Advanced Induction Motors with VDM25000 Drive
  • Total: 78 MW (105,000 shp)[7]
Speed33.5 knots (62.0 km/h; 38.6 mph)
Complement142
Sensors and
processing systems
  • AN/SPY-3 Multi-Function Radar (MFR) (X-band, scanned array)
  • Volume Search Radar (VSR) (S-band, scanned array)
Armament
Aircraft carried

USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is a guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She is the lead ship of the Zumwalt class and the first ship to be named after Admiral Elmo Zumwalt.[10][11] Zumwalt has stealth capabilities, having a radar cross-section similar to a fishing boat despite her large size.[12] On 7 December 2015, Zumwalt began her sea trial preparatory to joining the Pacific Fleet.[13] The ship was commissioned in Baltimore on 15 October 2016.[4] Her home port is San Diego, California.[14]

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  10. ^ "Navy Designates Next-Generation Zumwalt Destroyer". US Department of Defense. 7 April 2006.
  11. ^ "USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000)". US Department of Defense. 30 October 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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