I never heard how that ship handled in a heavy seaway. Anyone know?
It does an excellent impression of a submarine in a large sea state. Then it rolls over and plays dead.
Keep your eyes peeled for the LSC (Large Surface Combatant) program - it should correct the DDG1000 class issues, and keep the good stuff that come out of it.
Horrific. The comment about a “medium sea” semisubmersible and “no other vessel” is ludicrous. The engines of the Zumwalt cannot function on normal fuel. See: shakedown breakdown just before Panama Canal. Total breakdown.
No other vessel? See the “Littoral” designs for submarines with SLAM missiles and ship to ship. Shallow waters, and yes— medium seas.
A test bed vessel that proves a lot a crappy designs, and named after a test bed crappy admiral. Typical DOD waste and politics— right down to “green new deal” fuel.