Posted on 05/21/2016 9:53:28 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Capt. James Kirk just got the keys to the baddest ship in the fleet -- U.S. Navy's fleet, not Starfleet.
The ship is the future USS Zumwalt, the first of the Navy's newest class of destroyers, and contractor General Dynamics turned it over to the Navy on Friday at Bath Iron Works in Maine.
The ship will be commissioned -- and officially become the USS Zumwalt -- on October 15 in Baltimore. Until then, Capt. Kirk (U.S. Navy, not United Federation of Planets) and his crew will test the ship's array of futuristic systems.
(Excerpt) Read more at edition.cnn.com ...
What?
Capt Jamie Simmons will be assigned as the commander when the rail gun is installed.
Engineering officer will get tagged “Scotty”.
Well good Sunday morning to you too. Thanks for screaming at my eyes. I’m wide awake now, thought I was back in boot for a moment!
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