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Naval ForcesUnited States

Zumwalt class

Guided-missile destroyerIn serviceFielded 2016Pending verification

Also known as: DDG-1000

Naval ForcesUSA
Zumwalt class
Photo: National Museum of the U.S. Navy · Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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System
TypeGuided-missile destroyer
Alternative designationsDDG-1000
Date of introduction2016
ProliferationOrigin country only
Crew175Med[1]
Hulls delivered3Med[1]
Dimensions and weight
Beam24.6 m81 ftMed[1]
Draft8.4 mMed[1]
Displacement (standard)15,656 tMed[1]
Length186 m610 ftSource card lists 610 (feet); convertedMed[1]
Propulsion and performance
Propulsion2 x Rolls Royce MT30Med[1]
Engine powerRolls Royce RR4500 Turbine GeneratorsMed[1]
Speed30 kt56 km/hSource card lists 56 km/h (30 kt)Med[1]
Protection
Countermeasures #11 x AN/SLQ-25A Nixie Towed Torpedo DecoyMed[1]
Countermeasures #24 x Loral-Hycor MK 36 SRBOC Decoy Rocket Launchers (140 rounds)Med[1]
Countermeasures #32 x MK 53 Nulka Automated Decoy Rocket Launching Systems using MK 137 Rocket LaunchersMed[1]
Armament
Embarked aircraft2 x Sikorsky MH-60R/S Seahawk; 3 x Northrup Grumman MQ-8 Fire ScoutMed[1]
ArmamentMark 51; LRLAP; Mark 57 Vertical Launch System (VLS); RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (EMMS); Mark 32 Anti-Submarine WarfareMed[1]
Fire control
FCS NameNaval Surface Fire Support Weapon Control System (NWCS)Med[1]
Radars and sonars1 x Raytheon AN/SPY-3 Multi-Function SystemMed[1]
NameAN/SQS-90; AN/SQS-60; AN/SQS-61; AN/SQR-20Med[1]
Notes
The Navy cancelled the Advanced Gun System's LRLAP round and is replacing the forward guns with Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic missile launchers.
Weapons and payload options · 4Confidence · Source
Mark 51Advanced Gun System
Med[1]
Quantity
300 rounds carried in each magazine
Type
Advanced Gun System
Caliber
155 mm
Mark 57 Vertical Launch System (VLS)Surface-to-Air
Med[1]
Type
Surface-to-Air
Launcher
Peripheral Vertical Launching System (PVLS)
RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (EMMS)Surface-to-Air
Med[1]
Type
Surface-to-Air
Mark 32 Anti-Submarine WarfareTorpedo
Med[1]
Range
10 km6 mi · 5 nmi
Type
Torpedo
Warhead
PBXN-103
Speed
74.1 km/h
Summary

The Zumwalt-class destroyer is a class of three United States Navy guided missile destroyers designed as multi-mission stealth ships with a focus on land attack. It is a multi-role class that was designed for secondary roles of surface warfare and anti-aircraft warfare and originally designed with a primary role of naval gunfire support.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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Operators
United States
Sources
  1. Zumwalt Class American Guided Missile Destroyer, U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
    Published/updated 2026-03-20 · Tier 1 · checked 2026-10-10
Change log
  • 2026-10-05 Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
  • 2026-10-05 Editorial correction: Converted a length given in feet; removed the cancelled LRLAP round
  • 2026-10-06 Added photo (Public domain)