I hope guns fired soon LOL commissioned in 2020
Keel Laid for Third Zumwalt-class Destroyer
BATH, Maine — A keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) was held Jan. 30 at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine, Naval Sea Systems Command announced in a Jan. 30 release.
The keel of the Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer was authenticated by President Johnson’s daughters and ship co-sponsors, Lynda Johnson Robb and Luci Baines Johnson, by welding their initials into the keel plate.
“We’ve made tremendous progress on this ship and although we’re celebrating an early production milestone, we’re nearing 60 percent completion on the future Lyndon B. Johnson,” said Capt. Kevin Smith, DDG 1000 program manager, Program Executive Office, Ships. “We’re honored to be celebrating this milestone with our 36th president’s daughters and look forward to continued progress on the final ship of the Zumwalt class.”
While the keel laying has traditionally represented the formal start of a ship’s construction, advanced modular shipbuilding allows fabrication of the ship to begin months in advance. Today, the keel laying continues to symbolically recognize the joining of the ship’s components and the ceremonial beginning of the ship.
Zumwalt-class destroyers feature a state-of-the-art electric propulsion system, wave-piercing tumblehome hull, stealth design and are equipped with the most advanced warfighting technology and weaponry. Bath Iron Works also is currently in production on the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001).
Keel Laid for Third Zumwalt-class Destroyer
BATH, Maine — A keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) was held Jan. 30 at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine, Naval Sea Systems Command announced in a Jan. 30 release.
The keel of the Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer was authenticated by President Johnson’s daughters and ship co-sponsors, Lynda Johnson Robb and Luci Baines Johnson, by welding their initials into the keel plate.
“We’ve made tremendous progress on this ship and although we’re celebrating an early production milestone, we’re nearing 60 percent completion on the future Lyndon B. Johnson,” said Capt. Kevin Smith, DDG 1000 program manager, Program Executive Office, Ships. “We’re honored to be celebrating this milestone with our 36th president’s daughters and look forward to continued progress on the final ship of the Zumwalt class.”
While the keel laying has traditionally represented the formal start of a ship’s construction, advanced modular shipbuilding allows fabrication of the ship to begin months in advance. Today, the keel laying continues to symbolically recognize the joining of the ship’s components and the ceremonial beginning of the ship.
Zumwalt-class destroyers feature a state-of-the-art electric propulsion system, wave-piercing tumblehome hull, stealth design and are equipped with the most advanced warfighting technology and weaponry. Bath Iron Works also is currently in production on the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001).
