US Navy - First DDG-1000 Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Near Completion 480p

BATH , Maine (Dec. 14, 2012) The 1,000-ton deckhouse of the future destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) is craned toward the deck of the ship to be integrated with the ship’s hull at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. The ship launch and christening are planned in 2013. Timelapse video courtesy of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. Features unique to DDG 1000: 80 peripheral Vertical Launch System (VLS) cells, 2 155mm Advanced Gun System (AGS), and 2 57mm Close In Gun System (CIGS). A stern bo