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Navy Accepts Delivery of DDG-1000 And DDG-119

Friday, April 24th, 2020

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Navy Accepts Delivery of DDG-1000 And DDG-119

The USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) at the start of its journey from Bath, Maine to its homeport of San Diego, Calif. in 2018. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy accepted delivery of the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) and USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119) destroyers on April 24. DDG-1000 is the lead ship of three multi-mission surface combatant destroyers. The delivery marks a milestone in the dual delivery approach to the Zumwalt-class vessels. It previously reached the first delivery stage, Hull Mechanical & Electrical (HM&E), from shipbuilder General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works in May 2016. After HM&E in Bath, Maine, the ships start combat system activation, testing and trials…

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