The Zumwalt-class destroyer is a class of three United States Navy guided-missile destroyers designed as multi-mission stealth ships with a focus on land attack. The class was designed with a primary
USS Zumwalt underway in 2016
Representatives from Naval Sea Systems Command and Bath Iron Works sign a construction contract at the Pentagon, February 2008.
Deckhouse of USS Zumwalt being installed in December 2012
Zumwalt's deckhouse in transit in November 2012
The Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers is a United States Navy class of destroyers centered on the Aegis Combat System and the SPY-1D multifunction radar. The class was developed as a mo
Zumwalt-class destroyer
…the number was reduced to 24, then to 7; finally, in July 2008, the Navy requested that Congress stop procuring Zumwalts and revert to building more Arleigh Burke destroyers. Only three Zumwalts were ultimately built. The average costs of construction accordingly increased, to $4.24 billion, well exceeding the…
USS Roosevelt, a Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, at sea
Flight I ship USS Fitzgerald with Tactical Towed Array Sonar (TACTAS) in the center of the fantail, Harpoon missile launchers, distinctive stacks, and no helicopter hangars
Flight IIA ship USS Mustin without TACTAS and no Harpoon launchers, but with helicopter hangars and new exhaust stacks design
Flight III ship USS Jack H. Lucas showing the larger AN/SPY-6 arrays, stacked rigid-hull inflatable boats, and slight exhaust stack modifications