Zumwalt: The Navy's massive, high-tech destroyer is here (pictures)

CNet ^ | September 7, 2014 | US NAVY

[lbryce]

Zumwalt: The Navy's massive, high-tech destroyer is here (pictures) The cutting-edge warship finally enters the water, chockablock with an all-electric integrated power system, an advanced gun system, radar-reflecting angles, and a striking inward-sloping tumblehome hull.

Next-gen Zumwalt-class destroyer General Dynamics Bath Iron Works launched the first of the Navy’s next-generation Zumwalt-class destroyers on Monday at its Bath, Maine, shipyard.

The 610-foot-long ship is chockablock with new technologies including radar reflecting angles, a striking inward-sloping tumblehome hull, an all-electric integrated power system, and an advanced gun system.

[anymouse]

Touche! I tool longer than that trying to find a good photo of the LoEG Nautilus that showed the similar lines.

You underestimate the Nautilus. You underestimate her greatly. ;)

[Tallguy]

The engines are electric that’s why they are rated in that way. This ship generates a lot of excess electricity in anticipation of being fitted with a rail-gun or possibly a laser air defense system. They also did this for every aircraft carrier built since “USS Ronald Reagan”.

When you’re building ships designed to serve for over 50 years you have to anticipate future weapons systems that could conceivably be mounted.

[Flick Lives]

Just viewed the USS Cairo in the Vicksburg National Military Park today. The Cairo looks like a larger version. It was sunk by a Confederate torpedo (mine) in 1862.

I've always been fasciated by the Civil War ironclads. 150 year old technology. Before the invention of incandescent lighting or electric motors. Amazing display of technology for that day.

[Jeff Head]

The pictures shown at the site are from at or right after its christening in April 2014.

They have made a LOT of progress since:

See my Flickr Album for a bunch of more recent pictures:

DDG-1000 Zumwalt Flickr Album

Either late this year, or early in 2015, she will go to sea for her sea trials. That will be something to look forward to.

[Oztrich Boy]

Next-gen Zumwalt-class destroyer General Dynamics Bath Iron Works launched the first of the Navy’s next-generation Zumwalt-class destroyers on Monday at its Bath, Maine, shipyard.

They're going to build another one?

[lbryce]

I just want it used on Chinese