Future Zumwalt-class Destroyer USS Lyndon B. Johnson Sails Away from General Dynamics Bath Ir?on Works
On W??n?s???, J?n???? 12, t?? ?in?l s?i? in t?? Z?mw?lt cl?ss, L?n??n B. J??ns?n (DDG 1002), s?il?? ?w?? ???m G?n???l D?n?mics B?t? I??n W??ks. L?st N?v?m???, t?? U.S. N?v? ???m?ll? ?cc??t?? t?? c?m?l?ti?n ?? ?????cti?n ?n? t?st ?ctivit? ???m BIW ??? DDG 1002. T?? N?v?’s ?cc??t?nc? ?? H?ll, M?c??nic?l ?n? El?ct?ic?l (HM&E) c?m?l?ti?n ??ll?w?? ?xt?nsiv? t?sts, t?i?ls, ?n? ??m?nst??ti?ns ?? t?? s?i?’s s?st?ms ??t? ?t t?? ?i?? ?n? ???in? s?? t?i?ls l?st s?mm??. T?? c?nt??ct t? ??il? ??? w?s ?w????? t? B?t? I??n W??ks l?c?t?? in B?t?, M?in?, ?n 15 S??t?m??? 2011. T?? ?w???, ?l?n? wit? ??n?s ??? t?? c?nst??cti?n ?? USS Mic???l M?ns???, w?s w??t? US$1.826 ?illi?n. On 16 A??il 2012, S?c??t??? ?? t?? N?v? R?? M???s ?nn??nc?? t?? s?i? w??l? ?? n?m?? L?n??n B. J??ns?n in ??n?? ?? L?n??n B. J??ns?n, w?? s??v?? ?s t?? 36t? P??si??nt ?? t?? Unit?? St?t?s ???m 1963 t? 1969.
F?t??? Z?mw?lt-cl?ss D?st????? USS L?n??n B. J??ns?n S?ils Aw?? ???m G?n???l D?n?mics B?t? I??n W??ksT?? Z?mw?lt-cl?ss ??st????? is ? cl?ss ?? t???? Unit?? St?t?s N?v?-??i??? missil? ??st?????s ??si?n?? ?s m?lti-missi?n st??lt? s?i?s wit? ? ??c?s ?n l?n? ?tt?cks. It is ? m?lti-??l? cl?ss t??t w?s ??si?n?? ??? s?c?n???? ??l?s ?? s????c? w?????? ?n? ?nti-?i?c???t w?????? ?n? w?s ??i?in?ll? ??si?n?? wit? ? ??im??? ??l? ?? n?v?l ??n?i?? s?????t. In ???iti?n t? t?? tw? ???vi??sl? ??liv???? Z?mw?lt-cl?ss ??st?????s, t???? ??? c????ntl? 37 B?t?-??ilt A?l?i?? B??k?-cl?ss ??st?????s s??vin? in t?? U.S. ?l??t. B?t? I??n W??ks c????ntl? ??s ?n??? c?nst??cti?n t?? A?l?i?? B??k?-cl?ss ??st?????s C??l M. L?vin (DDG 120), J??n B?sil?n? (DDG 122), H??v?? C. B??n?m J?. (DDG 124), ?n? P?t?ick G?ll????? (DDG 127) ?s w?ll ?s t?? Fli??t III c?n?i????ti?n ??st?????s L??is H. Wils?n J?. (DDG 126), Willi?m C????tt? (DDG 130) ?n? Q??ntin W?ls? (DDG 132).
