USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001)

Guided-Missile Stealth Destroyer Warship [ 2019 ]

The USS Michael Monsoor DDG-1001 advanced guided-missile destroyer is the second of three planned Zumwalt-class destroyers for the US Navy.

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The USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-2001) represents the second of three Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers currently planned for service with the United States Navy (USN). The lead ship of the class is the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) herself which is followed by Monsoor. The third vessel of the group has been named USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002). Construction for USS Michael Monsoor was awarded on February 14th, 2008 to Bath Iron Works to which her keel was laid down on May 23rd, 2013. She is expected to be commissioned sometime in 2016. The ship is named after Michael Anthony Monsoor (1981-2006) who served as a United States Navy SEALs and was killed in Iraq during 2006. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor.

The Zumwalt-class represents the most advanced guided missile destroyer group of the modern USN. These are "multi-mission", ocean-going vessels built on speed with a balanced set of offensive and defensive capabilities. As such, they can be called to operate as part of the main ocean-going force or serve as independent units with equal lethality. Extensive advanced onboard systems (for both processing and combat) as well as naval stealth technology figure largely into their design. Their structures are wholly unique to the world of naval destroyers, lacking any hand rails or similar obstructions and featuring slab-sides with angular faces. The vessels have near-featureless bows (save for a pair of deck gun turrets, and stern-based flight decks and well-tapered overall shapes to cut through water. The main superstructure is centrally-located in the usual way and houses the bridge, communications/tracking/engagement systems and smoke funnel.

The USS Michael Monsoor is powered y 2 x Rolls-Royce Marine Trent-30 gas turbine engines supported y auxiliary diesel units. This allows the sleek vessel a top ocean-going speed of up to 30 knots. She is crewed by 140 personnel and displaces at 14,500 tons. Measurements include a length of 600 feet with a beam of 80.5 feet and draught of 27.5 feet. Her onboard processing systems include the AN/SPY-3 series Multi-Function Radar (MFR) unit, the Volume Search Radar (VSR) and sonar.

Armament is at the heart of the Zumwalt-class destroyer group and in this department the Monsoor does not disappoint. She is outfitted with 20 x Mk 57 Vertical Launcher Systems (VLSs) numbering 80 x cells in all (4 cells to each module). She features the RIM-162 "Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile" (ESSM) anti-aircraft missile which is based on the original aircraft-carried Sparrow line of old. The Monsoor also supports an Anti-Submarine ROCket (ASROC) system while more "conventional" munition-fed armament includes 2 x 155mm Advanced Gun Systems (AGSs) along the forecastle (precision ranged firing against surface warships and offshore targets) and 2 x 57mm Mk 110 Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWSs) for short-range defense against aerial targets (low-flying aircraft and cruise missiles). The flight deck at the stern supports the launching and retrieval of 2 x Sikorsky SH-60 LAMPS anti-submarine naval helicopters or 1 x Sikorsky MH-60R medium-lift transport helicopter as well as 3 x Northrop Grumman MQ-8 "Fire Scout" helicopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).©MilitaryFactory.com

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February 2008 - The contract to built USS Michael Monsoor was awarded to Bath Iron Works on February 14th, 2008.

March 2010 - USS Michael Monsoor began construction of its various missile modules.

May 2013 - The keel for vessel was laid down on May 23rd, 2013.

June 2016 - USS Michael Monsoor was formally launched to sea on June 21st, 2016.

April 2018 - The United States Navy officially took delivery of the warship on April 24th, 2018.

January 2019 - USS Michael Monsoor was formally commissioned into service with the United States Navy on January 26th, 2019. It sails with the fighting motto of "I Will Defend".

Specifications

Service Year

2019

Origin

United States

Status

COMMISSIONED
In Active Service.

Complement

140
PERSONNEL

Bath Iron Works - USA

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Class

Zumwalt-class

Number-in-Class

3
VESSELS

Ships-in-Class

USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000); USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001); USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002)

United States

(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)

✓ Amphibious Assault
A shallow draught, and other qualities, give this vessel the ability to support amphibious assault operations close-to-shore.

✓ Offshore Bombardment
Offshore bombardment / attack of surface targets / areas primarily through onboard ballistic weaponry.

✓ Land-Attack
Offshore strike of surface targets primarily through onboard missile / rocket weaponry.

✓ Maritime Patrol
Active patroling of vital waterways and maritime areas; can also serve as local deterrence against airborne and seaborne threats.

✓ Airspace Denial / Deterrence
Neutralization or deterrence of airborne elements through onboard ballistic of missile weaponry.

✓ Fleet Support
Serving in support (either firepower or material) of the main surface fleet in Blue Water environments.

Length

600.0 ft
182.88 m

Beam

81.0 ft
24.69 m

Draught

28.0 ft
8.53 m

Displacement

14,500
tons

Installed Power: 2 x Rolls-Royce Marine Trent-30 turbines with 2 x Auxiliary turbine generators and 2 x Advanced Induction Motors.

Surface Speed

30.0 kts
(34.5 mph)

2 x 155mm /62 caliber AGSs (Advanced Gun Systems) turreted deck guns.

20 x 4-cell MK 57 Vertical Launch System (VLS) supporting the "Tomahawk" land-attack cruise missile, RIM-162 "Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile" (ESSM) or standard surface-to-surface missile types.

1 x Anti-Submarine ROCket (ASROC) launcher.

2 x 30mm Mk 46 Mod 2 (Mk44 "Bushmaster II") Gun Weapon System (GWS).

Supported Types

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2 x Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters OR 1 x Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopter.

3 x Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout UAV helicopters.

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