The second destroyer type Zumwalt completed sea trials
The second "super destroyer" type Zumwalt for the US Navy will soon join the ranks fleet. According to the portal defensenews.com, the company Bath Iron Works has successfully completed sea trials of the ship Michael Monsoor.
The report of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) unit of the US Navy indicates that the ship has proven itself during the tests and in many ways has surpassed the requirements of seafarers. This was the second entry into the sea of the destroyer Michael Monsoor (in December last year, the tests were interrupted due to a breakdown on the ship).
Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) - the second in a series of three new-generation destroyers designed for the US Navy. The first of them - Zumwalt (DDG 1000) - was completed in December 2015 of the year and in May last year entered the disposal of the US Navy, passing sea trials. The third ship of the series, Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002), is planned to be completed before the end of 2018. The construction of destroyers involved the company General Dynamics.
Destroyers of the Zumwalt type are fundamentally new warships, radically different from previous military developments for the US Navy. The shape and materials of the hull make ships almost imperceptible for detection. The captain of the fishing vessel, Lawrence Pye, told Fox News that he was less than a kilometer from the new destroyer when he went to sea for testing, and on his radar, Zumwalt, having 183 meters in length, was displayed as an 15-meter vessel.
Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) is one of the largest and heavily armed ships in its class. The destroyer length is 183 m, full displacement - 13 200 t. Basic armament includes 80 launchers for missiles, two artillery mounts and two anti-aircraft installations Mk. 110 caliber 57 mm, transmits "Warspot"
The report of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) unit of the US Navy indicates that the ship has proven itself during the tests and in many ways has surpassed the requirements of seafarers. This was the second entry into the sea of the destroyer Michael Monsoor (in December last year, the tests were interrupted due to a breakdown on the ship).
Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) - the second in a series of three new-generation destroyers designed for the US Navy. The first of them - Zumwalt (DDG 1000) - was completed in December 2015 of the year and in May last year entered the disposal of the US Navy, passing sea trials. The third ship of the series, Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002), is planned to be completed before the end of 2018. The construction of destroyers involved the company General Dynamics.
Destroyers of the Zumwalt type are fundamentally new warships, radically different from previous military developments for the US Navy. The shape and materials of the hull make ships almost imperceptible for detection. The captain of the fishing vessel, Lawrence Pye, told Fox News that he was less than a kilometer from the new destroyer when he went to sea for testing, and on his radar, Zumwalt, having 183 meters in length, was displayed as an 15-meter vessel.
Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) is one of the largest and heavily armed ships in its class. The destroyer length is 183 m, full displacement - 13 200 t. Basic armament includes 80 launchers for missiles, two artillery mounts and two anti-aircraft installations Mk. 110 caliber 57 mm, transmits "Warspot"
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