Name USS Michael Monsoor Awarded 14 February 2008 Laid down 23 May 2013 Construction started 23 May 2013 Length 183 m Beam 25 m | Cost US$1.4 billion Christened 18 June 2016 Launched 21 June 2016 Weight 14,800 tons | |
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Builders Northrop Grumman, Bath Iron Works | ||
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USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) is the second ship of the Zumwalt class of guided missile destroyers. Michael Monsoor is a multi-mission surface combatant tailored for advanced land attack and littoral dominance. The ship's mission is to provide credible, independent forward presence and deterrence and to operate as an integral part of naval, joint or combined maritime forces.
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Michael Monsoor is the second Zumwalt-class destroyer. The ship will be 600 feet (180 m) in length, have a beam of 80.7 feet (24.6 m) and displace approximately 15,000 tons. Michael Monsoor will have a crew size of 148 officers and sailors; she will make speed in excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).
Etymology
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
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 and is now being fitted out.
