Thursday, April 5, 2012

Construction begins on the third Zumwalt class destroyer for USN

U.S. Sen. S. Collins joined Chief of Naval Operations Adm. J. Greenert and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works President J. Geiger to start the fabrication of the third Zumwalt class destoyer (DDG 1002) for the U.S. Navy during a ceremony at the BIW shipyard in Bath, Maine, Apr 4th. DDG 1002 is expected to deliver to the Navy in fiscal year 2018. (Source: navy.mil)