
The ship will be formally delivered to the Navy for testing later this year and is slated to reach what’s called initial operating capability by 2016, according to Navy officials.
The DDG 1000, or USS Zumwalt, is the first of three Zumalt-class destroyers planned by the Navy. The second two Zumwalt-class destroyers planned for the fleet are the USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) and the USS Lyndon B Jonhson (DDG 1002) slated to join the fleet in 2018 and 2021, respectively, Navy officials said.
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