USS Michael Monsoor

USS Michael Monsoor on 20 April 2021
History
United States
NameMichael Monsoor
NamesakeMichael A. Monsoor
Awarded15 September 2011
BuilderBath Iron Works
CostUS$1.4 billion
Laid down23 May 2013
Launched20 June 2016
Christened18 June 2016
Acquired24 April 2018
Commissioned26 January 2019
HomeportSan Diego
Identification
MottoI Will Defend
StatusIn active service
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General characteristics
Class & typeZumwalt-class destroyer
Displacement14,564 long tons (14,798 t)
Length600 ft (182.9 m)
Beam80.7 ft (24.6 m)
Draft27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Propulsion
Speed30.3 knots (56.1 km/h; 34.9 mph)
Complement140
Sensors &
processing systems
  • AN/SPY-3 Multi-Function Radar (MFR) (X-band, scanned array)
  • Volume Search Radar (VSR) (S-band, scanned array)
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilitiesHangar Bay, Helicopter Pad

USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) is the second ship of the three-ship Zumwalt class 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.