USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001)
USS Michael Monsoor in December 2018 |
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Overview | |
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Keel laying | May 23, 2013 |
Launch | June 21, 2016 |
1. Period of service | |
Commissioning | January 26, 2019 |
Technical specifications | |
displacement |
14,564 ts |
length |
182.9 m |
width |
24.6 m |
Draft |
8.4 m |
crew |
140 |
drive |
2 Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines (35.4 MW each) |
speed |
30.3 knots |
Armament |
20 VLS modules (80 cells) for ESSM -Flugkörper, U-hunting missiles and BGM-109 Tomahawk Cruise Missile |
The USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) is a staged into service on January 26, 2019 destroyer of the United States Navy (USN) and after the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) , the second ship of the Zumwalt class .
Naming
The USS Michael Monsoor was named after Master-at-Arms Second Class Michael A. Monsoor (1981-2006), a United States Navy Seal who was killed and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor during the Iraq War .
history
Construction of the DDG-1001 began in March 2010. The keel was laid in the General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works shipyard on May 23, 2013. The christening took place on June 18, 2016. On December 4, 2017, the ship set sail for the first time before the ship was handed over to the Navy in April 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ NNS130523-14, Future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) Keel Authenticated May 23, 2013
- ↑ DDG 1000 Flight I Design ( Memento of the original from September 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ "Flash Traffic: Keel Laid for 1st DDG-1000 Destroyer". The Navy (Navy League of Australia) 74 (1). January 15, 2012.
- ^ "Future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) Keel Authenticated". NAVSEA Office of Corporate Communications.
- ↑ Otto Kreisher: Navy Christens DDG-1001, Named For SEAL Michael Monsoor . In: USNI News . June 20, 2016 ( usni.org [accessed August 22, 2017]).
- ↑ US Navy: Le second destroyer du type Zumwalt à la mer. December 6, 2017, accessed December 6, 2017 (French).
- ↑ US Navy has a new warship - without a cannon. April 25, 2018, accessed May 9, 2018 .