The US Navy just took ownership of its newest and largest Destroyer.

[the ringo kid]

The US Navy just took over its newest, largest Destroyer from the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Its its biggest most technically efficient ship in its Destroyer catagory. Its the USS Zumwalt.

Now for the real punchline:

The Zumwalts captain is none other than Captain James Kirk. I wonder if his middle name starts with a "T"? Anyway, I think its cool all around.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

I don't pay as much attention to these things as I should. When I saw your posting I was curios and searched on the Net ro see what there was to see.

From what I read there were 32 of these planned to be built. One has been built and there will be one more. 29 were cancelled. Is that correct? If true, is it just a matter of budget cuts (don't get political) or is there an alternative vessel being built as a substitute?

 

[cmort666]

I don't pay as much attention to these things as I should. When I saw your posting I was curios and searched on the Net ro see what there was to see.

From what I read there were 32 of these planned to be built. One has been built and there will be one more. 29 were cancelled. Is that correct? If true, is it just a matter of budget cuts (don't get political) or is there an alternative vessel being built as a substitute?

From reading military related blogs, I believe it's a combination of budget cuts and indecision.

A lot of big ticket procurement projects seem to be either paddling in circles... or circling the drain.

 

[Kronos]

Bit off topic,sort of,but this ship:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Independence_(LCS-2))

I got a close look at in San Diego last Dec...



These new ships are something else

 

[the ringo kid]

I don't pay as much attention to these things as I should. When I saw your posting I was curios and searched on the Net ro see what there was to see.

From what I read there were 32 of these planned to be built. One has been built and there will be one more. 29 were cancelled. Is that correct? If true, is it just a matter of budget cuts (don't get political) or is there an alternative vessel being built as a substitute?

Tis true. Only two more being worked on at this moment. I remember one was named after a vintage Pres. LBJ I believe.

 

[the ringo kid]

Bit off topic,sort of,but this ship:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Independence_(LCS-2))

I got a close look at in San Diego last Dec...



These new ships are something else

Aye, if the salts dont mind me borrowing one of their words I like the look of these ships.

 

[Kronos]

Interesting thing about that picture is I took it off the back of a Vietnam era river boat,they have it at the maritime museum at San Diego and you can for a fee ride it around the bay-so what do you think I HAD to do when I was there traveling with mom?

I love to go to old Navy ships on display,the trip last year in San Diego/Los Angeles I got to see the Midway and the Iowa plus I got on the Dolphin submarine

I also got a close look at the Carl Vincent when we went around the bay the ship where we had Bin Laudin's body after we tagged him.

 

[JJEH]

That sure is a weird looking boat...

Takes some getting used to...

 

[USMCHEROS]

I'll test drive it!

 

[JSR III]

What's the difference between a ship and a boat???

 

[USMCHEROS]

What's the difference between a ship and a boat???

One's bigger than the other one.

 

[cougar14]

One's bigger than the other one.

A boat can be carried aboard a ship.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

That sure is a weird looking boat...

Takes some getting used to...

Looks a lot alike. Just add wings...

 

[jcbrew]

One's bigger than the other one.

You can put a boat on a ship, but you can't put a ship on a boat

 

[les.b]

Submarines are also called "boats". Don't ask me why. The two destroyers that I served on have been scrapped, I believe. DD 763, USS William C. Lawe, and the DD 707, USS Soley. The were built during WWII, just like me.

Best Regards, Les

 

[bigwheelzip]

.... or is there an alternative vessel being built as a substitute?

Production of the previous destroyers, the Arleigh Burke class, has been restarted, with up to 42 more ships in the planning.

Also, production of the problem riddled Littoral Combat Ships has been cut by 12 ships.

U.S. Navy Dings Lockheed on Littoral Ship Quality Controls - Bloomberg

 

[Club Gun Fan]

My wife is in charge of all repairs for navy ships where she works. There are plans in place to replace the Seawolf class of subs. The engineers at her workplace are working on it and a new set of destroyers. I worked there for twenty years and went to over thirty sub launchings.

 

[JJEH]

What's the difference between a ship and a boat???

Sorry for the confusion but that's just me. Everything that floats is a boat to me and everything 2-wheel is a moped

 

[Rustyt1953]

Everything that floats is a boat.

Not true.
[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_rMsgmaBV8g[/ame]

 

[LVSteve]

A 14,500 ton destroyer? Errm, yeah, whatever.

I'm interested to read that they intend to build the deckhouse on the last two from steel rather than the composite construction of the Zumwalt. Hope somebody got their topweight sums right on that idea.