Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Elmo Zumwalt

Today we got to sit of the breakwater rocks and see seeing something REALLY different - we got to watch the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) coming into Mayport.  The Zumwalt is the first of its class - a guided missile destroyer for the United States Navy and the first ship to be named for Admiral Elmo Zumwalt.

The Zumwalt has stealth capabilities, having a radar cross-section akin to a fishing boat despite her large size. On 7 December 2015, Zumwalt began her sea trial preparatory to joining the Pacific Fleet. The ship was commissioned in Baltimore on 15 October 2016 and is now on her way to her homeport in San Diego, California. She cost $1.4 billion dollars to build and the Zumwalt's commanding officer is Captain James A. Kirk who attracted quite a bit of media attention when he was first named captain, due to the similarity of his name to that of the Star Trek television character Captain James T. Kirk, played by William Shatner. Shatner wrote a letter of support to Zumwalt's crew in April 2014.


21 comments:

  1. we never saw such a ship so close... many thanks for the photo and some informations about the ship...and yes the name of the captain brought a smile on the face of the mama... it#s great to watch ships with you, many thanks for sharing the treasures of your beach and your ocean with me...

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  2. That is one fancy ship! Thanks for telling us all about it!

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  3. I love the smiles you two have to share!

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  4. I do believe the Zumwalt is the coolest ship I've ever seen.

    Aroo to you,
    Sully

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  5. So do you know which ships are coming in? Or do you spot them and go home to look them up?

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  6. We think you are going to be experts in Naval shipping as well as qualified Bark Rangers.

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  7. Wow! That's a very odd looking ship. It's amazing to see it afloat! That was funny to hear about the captain's name.

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  8. Wow, it doesn't even look like it should float.

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  9. Holy Cow! you got to see that funny looking ship fur reals!!!
    hugs
    Mr Bailey, Hazel & Mabel

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  10. Hari OM
    OMD... having a shipasm here... a futuriship AND a Captian Kirk??!!! that made my day!!! Hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx

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  11. When you barked stealth ship , we thought of James Cowspot Bond in "Tomorrow Never Dies"

    Dog Speed

    Sherman & Gemini

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  12. That is the COOLEST ship!
    Yours sincerely,
    Margaret Thatcher

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  13. OMD, that is sooooo cooooool! You knows, someday you guys gots to bark your way on one of those HUGE ships!
    Kisses,
    Ruby ♥

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  14. OMD, that is sooooo cooooool! You knows, someday you guys gots to bark your way on one of those HUGE ships!
    Kisses,
    Ruby ♥

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  15. Yous are becoming ship experts!

    Your Pals,

    Murphy & Stanley

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  16. that is an awesome ship! and you guys are gorgeous, as always.
    wags, bailey unleashed

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  17. That is a very weird looking ship I must say.

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  18. So very cool!! Mama was reading us an article she read over on Facebark on this cool ship yesterday!!
    Smileys!
    Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo

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  19. That is one scary looking ship I'd hate to be the enemy! Love Dolly

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