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USS Michael Monsoor

US naval guided missile destroyer

USS Michael Monsoor

US naval guided missile destroyer

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section1{{Infobox ship/image
image210421-N-FC670-1062.jpg
image_captionUSS *Michael Monsoor* on 20 April 2021
section2{{Infobox ship/career
countryUnited States
flag
name*Michael Monsoor*
namesakeMichael A. Monsoor
awarded15 September 2011{{cite web
titleMichael Monsoorpublisher=Naval Vessel Registerurl=access-date=16 January 2020}}
builderBath Iron Works
original_costUS$1.4 billion
laid_down23 May 2013
launched20 June 2016
christened18 June 2016
acquired24 April 2018
commissioned26 January 2019
homeportSan Diego
motto*I Will Defend*
identification*
statusIn active service
badge[[File:USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) Crest.png125px]]
section3{{Infobox ship/characteristics
class
displacement14564 LT
length600 ft
beam80.7 ft
draft27.6 ft
propulsion* 2 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines (35.4 MW ea.) driving Curtiss-Wright electric generators
* 2 × Rolls-Royce RR4500 turbine generators (3.8 MW ea.)<ref nameAeroWeb/
* Total: {{convert78MWshpabbronlk=on}}
speed30.3 kn
complement140
sensors*AN/SPY-3 Multi-Function Radar (MFR) (X-band, scanned array)
armament*20 × MK 57 VLS modules, with 4 vertical launch cells in each module, 80 cells total. Each cell can hold one or more missiles, depending on the size of the missiles.
*2 × 155&nbsp;mm Advanced Gun System, with a 920 round magazine. Unusable, no ammunition.<ref nameLaGrone/
aircraft*2 × SH-60 LAMPS helicopters or
aircraft_facilitiesHangar Bay, Helicopter Pad

  • Callsign: NMAM

  • Hull number: DDG-1001

  • 2 × Rolls-Royce RR4500 turbine generators (3.8 MW ea.)

  • 2 × propellers driven by electric motors

  • Total: 78 MW

  • Volume Search Radar (VSR) (S-band, scanned array)

  • Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM)

  • Tactical Tomahawk Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASROC)

  • 2 × 155 mm Advanced Gun System, with a 920 round magazine. Unusable, no ammunition.

  • 2 × Mk 46 Mod 2 Gun Weapon System

  • 1 × MH-60R helicopter

  • 3 × MQ-8 Fire Scout VTUAV

USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) is the second ship of the three-ship of guided missile destroyers. The Zumwalt-class was designed as a multi-mission surface combatant for land attack and littoral operations with a mission of supporting both ground campaigns and the joint/naval battlespace. The main guns are a pair of Advanced Gun Systems (AGS). The Navy cancelled the ammunition procurement program for the only type of ammunition it can use, so the AGS cannot provide naval gunfire support and the Zumwalts were repurposed for surface warfare.

Design

Michael Monsoor is the second Zumwalt-class destroyer. The ship is 600 ft in length, with a beam of 80.7 ft and displacing approximately 15,000 tons. Michael Monsoor has a crew size of approximately 148 officers and sailors; she can make speed in excess of 30 kn.

Namesake

Ship's namesake, [[Michael A. Monsoor

Michael Monsoor is named after Master-at-Arms Second Class Michael A. Monsoor (1981–2006), a United States Navy SEAL killed during the Iraq War and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

Construction and career

Assembly of modules for Michael Monsoor began in March 2010. The keel laying and authentication ceremony for Michael Monsoor was held at the General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard on 23 May 2013. Michael Monsoor was launched on 21 June 2016.

Electrical failure during trials

On 4 December 2017, Michael Monsoor had problems with the complex electrical system which ended builders' trials early and forced the ship to return to the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard in Maine. A harmonic filter aboard failed one day after she left the yard. The ship returned to the yard on 5 December 2017. Harmonic filters are used in complex electrical systems to prevent unintended power fluctuations from damaging sensitive equipment. The delay in sea trials would not affect her expected March 2018 delivery.

Service with the U.S. Navy

The Navy chose to use an unusual two-part commissioning scheme for the Zumwalt-class. The initial commissioning was done prior to weapons systems integration, and the ships were placed in the status of "in commission, special", before sailing to San Diego for weapons installation and final acceptance. Zumwalt and Michael Monsoor used this scheme, while the third and final ship in the class, Lyndon B. Johnson, will use the more traditional approach with formal commissioning after final acceptance.

Michael Monsoor was delivered to the Navy in April 2018, and commissioned on 26 January 2019, at Naval Air Station North Island. She is homeported at Naval Base San Diego. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Gilday visited Michael Monsoor while in San Diego on 25 February 2021.

Michael Monsoor participated in RIMPAC 2022.

References

; Attribution

References

  1. (23 May 2013). "NNS130523-14, Future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) Keel Authenticated". NAVSEA Office of Corporate Communications.
  2. (26 January 2019). "USS Michael Monsoor Commissioning Ceremony Honors Legacy of Navy SEAL". United States Navy.
  3. "Crest".
  4. (2007). "DDG 1000 Flight I Design". Northrop Grumman Ship Systems.
  5. Kasper, Joakim. (20 September 2015). "About the Zumwalt Destroyer". AeroWeb.
  6. (14 June 2005). "GAO-05-752R Progress of the DD(X) Destroyer Program". U.S. Government Accountability Office.
  7. LaGrone, Sam. (11 January 2018). "No New Round Planned For Zumwalt Destroyer Gun System; Navy Monitoring Industry". U.S. Naval Institute.
  8. Eckstein, Megan. (4 December 2017). "New Requirements for DDG-1000 Focus on Surface Strike". U.S. Naval Institute.
  9. "Michael A. Monsoor". Military Times.
  10. (January 2012). "Flash Traffic: Keel Laid for 1st DDG-1000 Destroyer". Navy League of Australia.
  11. NAVSEA Office of Corporate Communications. "Future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) Keel Authenticated". Navy.mil.
  12. (20 June 2016). "Navy Christens DDG-1001, Named For SEAL Michael Monsoor". U.S. Naval Institute.
  13. (11 December 2017). "Electrical Problems Shorten Second Zumwalt-class Destroyer's Builders Trials". usni.org.
  14. Burgess, Richard R.. (28 April 2020). "Geurts: Third Zumwalt DDG Will Be Commissioned After Combat Systems Activation". Seapower Magazine.
  15. (25 April 2018). "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Michael Monsoor".
  16. (2021-02-25). "CNO Visits Aircraft Carrier Nimitz as CSG Nears End of Nearly 11 Months Away From Home".
  17. (1 August 2022). "USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker". news.usni.org.
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