USS Michael Monsoor

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^[9] and the Zumwalts were repurposed for surface warfare.^[10]

Michael Monsoor is the second Zumwalt-class destroyer. The ship is 600 feet (180 m) in length, with a beam of 80.7 feet (24.6 m) 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 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).

Michael Monsoor is named after Master-at-ArmsSecond ClassMichael A. Monsoor (1981–2006), a United States Navy SEAL killed during the Iraq War and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.^[11]

Assembly of modules for Michael Monsoor began in March 2010.^[12] The keel laying and authentication ceremony for Michael Monsoor was held at the General DynamicsBath Iron Works shipyard on 23 May 2013.^[13]Michael Monsoor was launched on 21 June 2016.^[14]

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.^[15]

La Armada optó por utilizar un esquema de puesta en servicio inusual en dos fases para la clase Zumwalt . La puesta en servicio inicial se realizó antes de la integración de los sistemas de armas, y los buques fueron puestos en estado de "en servicio, especial", antes de zarpar hacia San Diego para la instalación de las armas y la aceptación final. El Zumwalt y el Michael Monsoor utilizaron este esquema, mientras que el tercer y último buque de la clase, el Lyndon B. Johnson , utilizará el enfoque más tradicional con la puesta en servicio formal después de la aceptación final. ^{[ 5 ]}

El Michael Monsoor fue entregado a la Armada en abril de 2018, ^{[ 16 ]} y comisionado el 26 de enero de 2019 en la Estación Aeronaval de North Island . ^{[ 3 ]} Su puerto base es la Base Naval de San Diego . ^{[ 3 ]} El Jefe de Operaciones Navales, Almirante Mike Gilday, visitó al Michael Monsoor mientras se encontraba en San Diego el 25 de febrero de 2021. ^{[ 17 ]}

Michael Monsoor participó en RIMPAC 2022. ^{[ 18 ]}

• Campo de entrenamiento de guerra de montaña Michael Monsoor

Atribución

•  Este artículo incorpora material de dominio público de Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) en el Registro de Buques Navales .

• Contenido multimedia relacionado con el USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) en Wikimedia Commons.
• Galería fotográfica del USS Michael Monsoor en NavSource Naval History
• USS Monsoor , mayo de 2013