The Navy's Colossal Stealth Destroyer Heads Out to Sea

cdrsubron7 · 03-20-16, 02:33 PM

The Navy's newest DD heading out to sea for sea-trails.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/mili...9/uss-zumwalt/

Cybermat47 · 03-20-16, 04:54 PM

Is it stealthed against sonar?

Oberon · 03-20-16, 05:30 PM

Yup, it's deliberately designed to be so expensive that it'll never be put to sea, thus making it undetectable by enemy submarines.

EDIT: I kid, although supposedly she's supposed to have the noise signature akin to a 688 boat, so that's pretty darn quiet for a skimmer.

Sailor Steve · 03-20-16, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Cybermat47

Is it stealthed against sonar?

With James Kirk as her captain, does she need to be?

cdrsubron7 · 03-20-16, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

With James Kirk as her captain, does she need to be?

I wonder if the Exec is Vulcan.

Schroeder · 03-20-16, 06:53 PM

Wow, so you got a destroyer for the price of a Nimitz class super carrier.....

BTW isn't it a bit large at 15,000 tons to be labeled a destroyer?

Sailor Steve · 03-20-16, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

BTW isn't it a bit large at 15,000 tons to be labeled a destroyer?

That is indeed in the same size range as a pre-dreadnought battleship. I believe the name comes from the designed job rather than the size, though. On the other hand, the destroyer has pretty much changed job descriptions with every succeeding generation since the first.

Reece · 03-20-16, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by cdrsubron7

I wonder if the Exec is Vulcan.

The design is Vulcan!

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Yup, it's deliberately designed to be so expensive that it'll never be put to sea, thus making it undetectable by enemy submarines. EDIT: I kid, although supposedly she's supposed to have the noise signature akin to a 688 boat, so that's pretty darn quiet for a skimmer.