U.S. Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer DDG 1000 Heads to Sea

gCaptain ^ | December 7, 2015 | Mike Schuler

[Dick Bachert]

Not to worry. She'll be escorted by a flotilla of these guys.

Armed with a single MA-2 .50 caliber Browning, this much feared naval vessel carries up to 30 rounds of aluminum piercing ammunition. It is the first in an entirely new naval architecture class -- technically, “clitoral” (not to be confused with “littoral”) -- being pushed on the Pentagon by the defense minded wussies in the Obama Administration as a cost-saving measure. If you look closely, you can see the heavy-duty seat restraint which prevents the pilot/gunner – Kamakazi Kowalski – from leaping from the vessel prior to engaging the enemy. The 12 V trolling motor – which lacks a reverse function -- propels this sophisticated craft forward at a top speed of 4 knots. Reverse travel – at approximately 35 knots -- is achieved by firing the Browning.

The no-bid contract to build 200 of these fearsome warships was to have been awarded to Obama-Soros-Emanuel Shipbuilding and Stormdoor Manufacturing (formerly General Dynamics) and will be administered by trusted Obama associate and former Chief-of-Staff Rahm Emanuel who commented that, at $12 million each, they are a bargain. They will be constructed exclusively at the company’s facility in Kenya with major subcomponent production (rivets and miscellaneous fasteners) at the company’s Harlem and Skokie plants. Delivery is expected to begin in 2024 (or as soon as the subcontractors’ funds are safely in the contractor's Swiss account).

[kvanbrunt2]

bow submarining? >>>
its a submarine bow that’s what it’s supposed to do. i don’t like it (check out soling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soling)

[CyberAnt]

But, I’m curious .. does the “stealth” have anything to do with the PLAIN paint job ..??

So, if that’s true, then painting rectangular markings on it might render it NON-stealth ..??

Inquiring minds want to know ..????????

[IMR 4350]

Between diving under a wave and the hull plates aren’t offset for strength, it looks weak and will probably crack.

[Redbob]

Where are the guns???

[Despot of the Delta]

[catbertz]

God bless her, she’s got a face only a mother could love.

[Despot of the Delta]

[Joe 6-pack]

"It was a no show as of 8 pm."

It's a stealth destroyer. How can you be sure it was a no show?

[CodeToad]

I wouldn’t want to be on it.

[Myrddin]

My dad was a marine architect. He would make quips about having an "upsetting moment" with the appropriate double entendre.

[RicocheT]

Lets hope it’s self righting if turned over like some of those one person sport kayaks.

[PLMerite]

Paint something on it that looks scary through a periscope:

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Paint something on it that looks scary through a periscope:

How bout:

Hello dere.

[Vermont Lt]

I have to believe this is the best engineered ship ever built. I cannot imagine that the simulations and prototypes have been twisted, tossed, and turned.

I am sure I would sink it if I were at the helm. But, I guess they have better captains than I.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

From a few days ago...

Instability Questions About Zumwalt Destroyer Are Nothing New, Defense News, Dec. 3, 2015

"We've done all the modeling and testing to convince us that this is a great hull form." -- Allison Stiller, the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for ship programs.

Navy officials and engineers insist the design is safe, and point to extensive testing using computers and a variety of scaled-down models that have sailed test tanks and coastal areas such as the Chesapeake Bay.

The Navy has built scale models to test the DDG 1000 design, including a 150-foot quarter-scale steel hull that was "extraordinarily stable," said one industry source.

[Vermont Lt]

Well, the cameras were in color, it was their output that wasn’t...

[MarchonDC09122009]

Big seaworthiness concerns about this vessel.
Very good study with pictures showing comparative pitch and roll video clips in wave tank and sea trials.

http://www.phisicalpsience.com/public/Tumblehome_Hull_DDG-1000/Tumblehome_Hull_DDG-1000.html

[rlmorel]

hahaha!

[BlueNgold]

Because it’s reminiscent of the Merrimack