{"id":25957,"date":"2018-02-03T15:39:33","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T15:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/03\/2nd-maine-built-stealth-destroyer-passes-sea-test\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:34:50","slug":"2nd-maine-built-stealth-destroyer-passes-sea-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2018\/02\/03\/2nd-maine-built-stealth-destroyer-passes-sea-test\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd Maine-built stealth destroyer passes sea hurdle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PORTLAND, Maine \u2014 The second Zumwalt-class stealth destroyer built at Maine\u2019s Bath Iron Works has passed its sea test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A statement from Naval Sea Systems Command says the future <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/06\/18\/2nd-zumwalt-class-destroyer-christened-in-honor-of-navy-seal\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">USS Michael Monsoor<\/a> successfully completed its acceptance trials Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18017779868868.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18017779868868.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18017779868868.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18017779868868.jpg.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18017779868868.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The future USS Michael Monsoor docks in Portland, Maine, after performing offshore sea trials, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. The Bath Iron Works-built ship is the second in the stealthy Zumwalt class of destroyers. (Robert F. Bukaty\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2018\/02\/02\/newest-biw-built-stealth-destroyer-passes-sea-test\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Portland Press Herald reports<\/a> the statement says onboard systems such as navigation, damage control, mechanical, combat, communication and propulsion met or exceeded specifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 610-foot-long Monsoor headed out to sea for the first time in December. Its first sea trials were cut short due to equipment failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/12\/10\/equipment-failure-cuts-short-stealthy-destroyer-sea-trials\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17338702639898.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Equipment failure cuts short stealthy destroyer sea trials<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The second stealthy destroyer being built for the U.S. Navy cut short its first sea trials because an equipment failure prevented testing of propulsion and electrical systems under full power, officials said Friday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Monsoor is the second in a class of three futuristic-looking ships that feature electric-drive propulsion, new radar and sonar, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/digital-show-dailies\/surface-navy-association\/2018\/01\/11\/navy-has-no-plan-to-introduce-new-ammo-for-ddg-1000\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">powerful guns and missiles<\/a>, and a stealthy shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cost of the three Zumwalt-class destroyers is estimated at $22 billion, the most expensive Navy destroyers ever built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Information from: Portland Press Herald, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressherald.com\" title=\"\" class=\"\" 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