US Navy DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class

CAPT James A. Kirk
Commanding Officer
Commanding Officer
CAPT Kirk Executive Officer
CDR Hickox Command Master Chief
Captain Kirk is a native of Bethesda, Maryland and raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He was commissioned at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1990 and has served in a variety of afloat and ashore billets as a Surface Warfare Officer.
He has served afloat on destroyers, cruisers, frigates and staffs including USS Fife (DD 991), USS The Sullivans (DDG 68), USS Hue City (CG 66), USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), and as a Gas Turbine Inspector on the staff of Commander, Pacific Fleet. His most recent sea duty includes command of USS De Wert (FFG 45) and Operations Officer for Carrier Strike Group Seven, Ronald Reagan Strike Group.
Ashore, Captain Kirk has served as Executive Assistant to the Navy’s Chief of Legislative Affairs and as an Action Officer on the Joint Staff. He has attended both the U.S. Naval War College and U. S. Army War College graduating with Masters Degrees in National Security Studies. He is currently serving as the Executive Assistant to the Director of Surface Warfare and is the prospective commanding officer of USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000).

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TerraN_EmpirE said:

Captain James Kirk commanding.... no seriously.

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Captian James W. Kirk CO of DDG-1000..Zumwalt

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TerraN_EmpirE said:

Captain James Kirk commanding.... no seriously.

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bd popeye said:

You cannot make stuff up like that and get away with it! Who woulda thought...wow..

Here's a photo of the Captain.

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steve_rolfe said:

'Jeff'...........when you get around to building your own model of the 'Zumwalt'...........it should be quite an easy build........ie being mostly a smooth design, without all those usual fiddly radar stacks etc.

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BDN Maine Buusiness said:

BATH, Maine — The future USS Zumwalt, a nearly $4 billion stealth destroyer being built at Bath Iron Works, will be christened on Saturday, April 12.

The christening was originally scheduled for Oct. 19, 2013, but was postponed due to the government shutdown.

The first of three DDG 1000 destroyers under construction at the Bath shipyard, the 610-foot Zumwalt’s primary function is land attack — to provide missile and gun support for troops ashore, according to Todd Estes, manager of the DDG 1000 program office at BIW.

The “tumblehome” hull of the DDG 1000 also is distinct, designed to “pierce” waves, according to the Navy. The superstructure shape and arrangement of the antennas are designed to make the ship far less visible to enemy radar. The destroyer also features a new, multifunction radar system.

The Zumwalt honors Navy Adm. Elmo R. “Bud” Zumwalt Jr., who became the 19th chief of naval operations in 1970. He died in Durham, N.C., on Jan. 2, 2000.

While still in the planning stages, the christening will likely draw thousands of people, BIW spokesman Jim DeMartini said Tuesday, including Zumwalt’s two daughters, the ship’s co-sponsors.

The destroyer is due to be delivered to the U.S. Navy in late 2014, after which it will undergo combat systems activation, tests and trials and likely reach initial operating capacity in 2016.

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