Reply With QuoteWhat route is the hangar structure taking up to Bath, ME from Gulfport, MS? Out to sea or inland waterways?
Hmm nice hull design.
What route is the hangar structure taking up to Bath, ME from Gulfport, MS? Out to sea or inland waterways?
June 8th image of the future Zumwalt in progress.
You can see the composite hangar structure made its barge trip successfully; the module is sitting on the far left, already unwrapped and waiting for the day it will be lifted into place.
Must have read my mind, I was wondering how the Zumwalt was progressing
I'd gladly post more if BIW made more available. With a big multi-year buy contract coming up you'd think they'd be advertising themselves more, but I guess their lobbying efforts are focused elsewhere.
For a stealthy secret ship... it's a bit exposed atm.....
What a massive piece of engineering. 'cant wait for it to set sail
If the large rise in costs of the burkes are true you would think they would advertise the Zumwalt just to let people know they have other options, I wonder if they would have more luck selling it as a cruiser and a replacement for the Ticonderoga class.Originally Posted by Halidon
It's just a boat with a few guns and the Titanic was a lot bigger........ALOT bigger.
Many thanks for the excellent pic posts, sir.
Interesting idea. I admit, I've become less of a critic and more of a fan as this ship progresses. Quite a bit of new technology. Artillery support from sea is kind of a neat concept. Won't ever replace missiles for land attack, but I think it may offer some advantages. I'm not sure we have a need for many more of the AGS versions, but maybe other variations could be developed?
They were originally suppose to be the DD-21 and CG-21. DD-21 eventually became the Zumwalt while CG-21 got canned years ago. Like Spruance/Ticonderoga.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SC-21_(United_States)
Very interesting, sir. Many thanks. All this time, and I never realized how closely linked the two programs were linked, or that it was linked to the Arsenal Ship.
Makes me wonder how hard it would be to talk Congress into a new ship program based on the Zumalt; if there was no requirement for a nuclear plant, or a different hull. AN/SPY-2, or 3 or AMDR. Missile only variant maybe.
At this point, the problem is more complex than just convincing Congress to do X. The Navy leadership is in denial of Burke Flight III's problems, largely because most of them bear responsibility for the decision to go with Flight III over other solutions, and those who aren't remain silent or at least quiet enough to go largely unnoticed. There's about 4 years yet to make things change before the bills really pile up, hope for retirements.
Many thanks, sir. What you say seems reasonable. Maybe things will improve with new leadership. Maybe commission a new study.
I still remember watching the hearings where USN personnel were getting grilled proposed cancellation of the Zumwalt.
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