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DDG 1000 Pics: Billy Badass Has Arrived
gCaptain ^ | October 18, 2013 | Rob Almeida

Posted on 10/18/2013 6:07:36 AM PDT by artichokegrower

Due to the U.S. government shutdown over the past few weeks, the christening of the U.S. Navy and General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works’ latest creation – DDG 1000 (soon to be USS Zumwalt) was unfortunately put on hold.

The good news is, Bath Iron Works shipyard, located in the great state of Maine – home of lobsters, pine trees, and Shipyard Ale, released the following images of this incredible ship, with lines that probably haven’t been seen on a ship since the 19th century.

(Excerpt) Read more at gcaptain.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: ddg1000; usszumwalt; zumwalt
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Kinda looks like a pre WWI Russian battleship
1 posted on 10/18/2013 6:07:36 AM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

The Avrora.


2 posted on 10/18/2013 6:11:48 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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To: artichokegrower

$3.3 Billion dollars???


3 posted on 10/18/2013 6:12:04 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: artichokegrower
I'm reminded of TR's Great White Fleet.


4 posted on 10/18/2013 6:12:58 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Is John's moustache long enough YET?)
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To: artichokegrower

Low radar cross section, this is a stealth ship.
but 3.3 Billion, wow!


5 posted on 10/18/2013 6:13:40 AM PDT by RadiationRomeo (Step into my mind and glimpse the madness that is me)
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To: Cowboy Bob

I guess it is fitting in that we have a Czar instead of a President


6 posted on 10/18/2013 6:15:28 AM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: RadiationRomeo

the uss constitution has been in commission for close to 250 years... 3.3 billion... for that long... is a bargain at about 12 million a year...

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7 posted on 10/18/2013 6:20:28 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: artichokegrower; driftdiver
At 14,500 tons, the Zumwalt displaces more than the WWII heavy cruiser Chicago, at 13,600 tons.

Despite the DDG designation, the Zumwalt is a capital ship.

8 posted on 10/18/2013 6:21:22 AM PDT by Jacquerie (An Article V amendment convention is our only hope.)
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ANY ship is better than the Littoral Combat Ships. Those things will be death traps in combat. :-/


9 posted on 10/18/2013 6:21:54 AM PDT by Sporke
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To: artichokegrower

10 posted on 10/18/2013 6:22:52 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: Sporke

“ANY ship is better than the Littoral Combat Ships. Those things will be death traps in combat. :-/”

Concur.


11 posted on 10/18/2013 6:27:55 AM PDT by ryan71 (The Partisans)
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To: artichokegrower

No anchors or bridge windows visible. Interesting.


12 posted on 10/18/2013 6:28:51 AM PDT by ryan71 (The Partisans)
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To: artichokegrower

Lines so tight and fine you can shave with it.


13 posted on 10/18/2013 6:29:09 AM PDT by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
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To: artichokegrower

It looks a little like a giant Civil War ironclad at first glance; so it must be racist.


14 posted on 10/18/2013 6:29:11 AM PDT by Idaho_Cowboy (Ride for the Brand. Joshua 24:15)
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To: Paine in the Neck
"I'm reminded of TR's Great White Fleet."

Minus the mass. Those late 19th century coal fired ships with masses always make me laugh. It's like tits on a bull. Even if they did have all of their boilers go out, I wonder exactly how many sailors on those ships would have been experienced enough to get it underway with sails? My guess is, close to zero.
15 posted on 10/18/2013 6:30:54 AM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: artichokegrower

Instead of gun porn, we now have a new category. Ship porn.... : )


16 posted on 10/18/2013 6:33:33 AM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: PoloSec

‘...shave with it.”
That’s what I was thinking...


17 posted on 10/18/2013 6:33:36 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks ("Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth.")
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She has smoother skin than a Russian fighter plane.


18 posted on 10/18/2013 6:35:42 AM PDT by ryan71 (The Partisans)
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To: RadiationRomeo

That’s why there will only be 3 of them. The Gerald Ford is going to cost over $8 billion.


19 posted on 10/18/2013 6:36:50 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: Rummyfan

Where’s the bridge? Does the skipper need a periscope to see outside?


20 posted on 10/18/2013 6:38:39 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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