Mr Quatro
05-15-14, 04:43 PM
http://www.dodbuzz.com/2014/05/06/ddg-1000-costs-soar-by-3-billion/
The cost for the Navy’s new DDG 1000 destroyer have risen by $3 billion since 2009, raising the cost per ship by roughly $1 billion, according to a recent report by the Congressional Research Service.
I don't mind the cost going up ... sounds like one hell of a ship when she's finished.
1. The ship is built with a radar cross-section reducing tumblehome hull and an electric drive propulsion system.
2. The DDG 1000 is built with what’s called dual-band sonar technology which uses both medium and high-frequency detection.
Medium sonar frequency is engineered to detect ships and submarines, whereas high-frequency sonar adds the ability to avoid sea-mines.
3. The ship also has a 155mm long range, precision-capable gun called the Advanced Gun System made by BAE Systems.
The weapon can, among other things, fire a munition called the Long-Range Land Attack Projectile, which can strike target at ranges out to 64 nautical miles.
4. The ship has a reduced crew size of 142 sailors, compared to the roughly 300 sailors needed aboard Navy Aegis destroyer and cruisers.
5. The ship has a displacement of 15,482 tons, the DDG 1000 is 65-percent larger than existing 9,500-ton Aegis cruisers and destroyers.
6. The ship has a integrated power system, which includes its electric propulsion, helps generate up to 58 megawatts of on-board electrical power.
7. The ship is also built with a new kind of vertical launch tubes that are engineered into the hull near the perimeter of the ship.
Called the Peripheral Vertical Launch System, the tubes are integrated with the hull around the ship’s periphery in order to ensure that weapons can keep firing
should the ship be damaged. Instead of having all of the launch tubes in succession or near one another, the DDG 1000 has spread them out in case of damage.
I like that number 7 maybe subs should bring back stern tubes :yep:
The cost for the Navy’s new DDG 1000 destroyer have risen by $3 billion since 2009, raising the cost per ship by roughly $1 billion, according to a recent report by the Congressional Research Service.
I don't mind the cost going up ... sounds like one hell of a ship when she's finished.
1. The ship is built with a radar cross-section reducing tumblehome hull and an electric drive propulsion system.
2. The DDG 1000 is built with what’s called dual-band sonar technology which uses both medium and high-frequency detection.
Medium sonar frequency is engineered to detect ships and submarines, whereas high-frequency sonar adds the ability to avoid sea-mines.
3. The ship also has a 155mm long range, precision-capable gun called the Advanced Gun System made by BAE Systems.
The weapon can, among other things, fire a munition called the Long-Range Land Attack Projectile, which can strike target at ranges out to 64 nautical miles.
4. The ship has a reduced crew size of 142 sailors, compared to the roughly 300 sailors needed aboard Navy Aegis destroyer and cruisers.
5. The ship has a displacement of 15,482 tons, the DDG 1000 is 65-percent larger than existing 9,500-ton Aegis cruisers and destroyers.
6. The ship has a integrated power system, which includes its electric propulsion, helps generate up to 58 megawatts of on-board electrical power.
7. The ship is also built with a new kind of vertical launch tubes that are engineered into the hull near the perimeter of the ship.
Called the Peripheral Vertical Launch System, the tubes are integrated with the hull around the ship’s periphery in order to ensure that weapons can keep firing
should the ship be damaged. Instead of having all of the launch tubes in succession or near one another, the DDG 1000 has spread them out in case of damage.
I like that number 7 maybe subs should bring back stern tubes :yep: