USS Zumwalt

USS Zumwalt Now in the Caribbean After Panama Canal Transit

USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) transiting the Panama Canal on Aug. 14, 2023. Webcam photo via warshipcam

The guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) passed through the Panama Canal on its way to upgrade its weapon systems at a Mississippi shipyard, USNI News has learned.

Zumwalt passed north through the Pedro Miguel Locks on Monday, according to photos from ship spotters. A Navy official confirmed that the destroyer had left the canal on Tuesday.

“USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) … will shift its homeport...

https://news.usni.org/2023/08/15/uss-zumwalt-now-in-the-caribbean-after-panama-canal-transit

Navy Awards HII Planning Contract for Zumwalt Hypersonic Upgrades

Guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) steams behind amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) on April 9, 2022. US Navy Photo

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding won a $10.5 million contract to plan for the modernization period of the first two Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyers that will include the installation of hypersonic missiles on the two warships.

Ingalls will work until December to complete the planning portion of the modernization period for USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) and USS Michae...

https://news.usni.org/2023/01/09/navy-awards-hii-planning-contract-for-zumwalt-hypersonic-upgrades

US Navy Receives Delivery Of The Lead Ship ‘USS Zumwalt’

Official U.S. Navy file photo of the guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) arriving at its new homeport in San Diego.

The Navy accepted delivery of USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the lead ship of the Navy’s next-generation of multi-mission surface combatants, on April 24.

Following this delivery, the ship will transition from Combat Systems Activation to the next phase of developmental and integrated at-sea testing. This event marks a major milestone of the dual delivery approach for USS Zumwalt, which achieved Hull Mechanical & Electrical delivery from shipbuilder General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works in May 2016.

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https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/us-navy-receives-delivery-of-the-lead-ship-uss-zumwalt/