Reply With QuoteI don't have firm dates, unfortunately, but "this summer" for the hull is the target. The last stern module is done or very close to it, that and the bow (which I have no information on) are the last hull sections to roll out and join.
Nice, when is she to be structurally complete, all sections in place?
I don't have firm dates, unfortunately, but "this summer" for the hull is the target. The last stern module is done or very close to it, that and the bow (which I have no information on) are the last hull sections to roll out and join.
HII put a new picture up:
Really looking forward to the pictures when the joined deckhouse+base unit is loaded on a barge for the trip to Maine.The 387-ton base for DDG 1001's deckhouse is lowered on a barge on Thursday, June 28 at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula. The base was shipped to the Gulfport Composite Center of Excellence where it will be joined to the ship's composite deckhouse.
So thats the base for the 2nd Zumwalt, the class really seems to be gathering momentum
Thanks to Google Earth, I was able to get an interesting new perspective on BIW's progress on DDG-1000:
The blue crane in the bottom left is actually in place to lift the prow module onto the hull:
So by now she's looking sharp, literally.
Some nice clips in this video of the ship coming together.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIx6u...ature=youtu.beVideo shown at the NAVSEA booth during the Sea Air Space Symposium on Monday, April 16, 2012.
Nice video, shows you what’s still left to be done, also surprised how up to date the google photos are, always thought the US government were a bit paranoid about these things.
Shipbuilding has had to deal with Satellite Imagery for quite some time now, things which are truly sensitive will be covered.
Yay, new pictures to post.
First, a series of the composite hangar structure being lifted into place:
A pic of the bow, which is nearing completion:
Here's a shot of the last DDG-1000 Ultra module nearing completion in the Ultra Hall (left) and DDG-1001's first Ultra module now underway (right):
And the first of DDG-1001's magazines arrived for installation in that Ultra module:
Last edited by Halidon; 09-02-2012 at 11:23 PM.
I'm still hoping that the Navy increases its order.
Thanks Halidon been waiting for some updates, the bow has had a bit of work done to it since the last time we seen her, exciting she getting very close to being structurally complete
Originally Posted by jetsetter
When would the US navy need to place that order so that it doesn’t interfere with the supply chain and construction line for parts?
They could do it tomorrow and it wouldn't be all that terrible, with DDG-1002 still in the earliest stages of production most of the suppliers to the Zumwalt class could still accomodate more orders. Realistically, though, the next likely opportunity would be around 2016 when the first Flight III Burkes are currently penciled in for purchase. Whether the Navy sticks with Flight III or not, the changeover from Flight IIA will shake the tree substantially.
I like the Zumwalts (on paper so far, at least) but at $3 billion a pop, we don't need more.
Flight III won't be much/any cheaper than a Zumwalt with an AMDR. Unless it is drastically scaled back in capability.
considering the significant smount of design rework required, a flight 3 would almost definitely end up as costly as a ddg-1000.
A flight 3 will have little space/potential for futher upgrades as it is already a challenge to cram in a new radar and.new power generation system plus propulsion onto an existing hull with already limited power genrration capability.
on the other hand, the ddg1000 has plenty of potential. I've read somewhere it generates MULTIPLE times more power than s flight 2a.
IMO, the navy should go for a Seawolf->virginia like route instead of reverting back to a 1980s hull
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