The U.S. Navy’s Second Stealth ‘Zumwalt’-Class Destroyer Is Almost Ready for Action
The U.S. Navy’s second Zumwalt-class destroyer successfully completed acceptance trials late last week on Feb. 1, according to the Naval Sea Systems Command. With acceptance trials completed, the massive nearly 15,000-ton future USS Michael Monsoor is set to be delivered to the Navy in March. “DDG 1001 performed exceedingly well during acceptance... Read more
Watch the U.S. Navy’s Stealth Battleship Set Sail
On Dec. 7, 1941, a Japanese surprise attack on the U.S. Navy anchorage in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, killed 2,403 Americans and sank or damaged eight battleships — the backbone of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Seventy-four years later on Dec. 7 this year, a new generation of American warship —... Read more