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Navy’s largest destroyer heads out to sea for trials
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BATH, Maine (AP) — The nation’s largest and most expensive destroyer headed out to sea Monday for final builder trials before being presented to the Navy for inspection.
Engineers and technicians at Bath Iron Works are going to focus on propulsion, mobility and safety to ensure the future USS Zumwalt is shipshape before the next trials, in which the Navy will perform a pre-delivery inspection.
Rear Adm. Peter Fanta, director of surface warfare, said he likes what he has heard from the ship’s commanding officer during the first trials in December.
“He was extremely impressed with the stability of the ship, particularly in hard turns, particularly in its seakeeping ability,” he told The Associated Press.
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BATH, Maine (AP) — The nation’s largest and most expensive destroyer headed out to sea Monday for final builder trials before being presented to the Navy for inspection.
Engineers and technicians at Bath Iron Works are going to focus on propulsion, mobility and safety to ensure the future USS Zumwalt is shipshape before the next trials, in which the Navy will perform a pre-delivery inspection.
Rear Adm. Peter Fanta, director of surface warfare, said he likes what he has heard from the ship’s commanding officer during the first trials in December.
“He was extremely impressed with the stability of the ship, particularly in hard turns, particularly in its seakeeping ability,” he told The Associated Press.
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