Sailors and Marines man the rails aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) as it departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va.on March 1, 2017. Read More
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NAVSEA Still Working on USS Zumwalt Engineering Fix
USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000), steams through San Diego Bay on Dec. 8, 2016. US Navy Photo
Naval Sea Systems Command is still working on a fix for the engineering problems on USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) that resulted in the ship breaking down at least twice during its transit from Maine to San Diego – including in the Panama Canal — service officials said on Thursday. Read More
Guided-Missile Destroyer USS Zumwalt Arrives in San Diego
USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000), steams through San Diego Bay on Dec. 8, 2016. US Navy Photo
After a three-month journey from Maine, USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is now pierside at its homeport in San Diego, Navy officials told USNI News on Thursday. Read More
USS Zumwalt Soon to be Underway After Repairs
Destroyer Zumwalt (DDG-1000) transits the Atlantic Ocean during acceptance trials with the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). US Navy Photo
CORRECTION: A previous version of this post indicated that guided missile destroyer USS Zumwalt was underway following repairs in Panama. In fact, the ship has completed repairs and shifted berths from former U.S. Naval Station Rodman to Balboa, Panama.
THE PENTAGON — USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is preparing to leave port following several days of repairs after breaking down in the Panama Canal, service officials told USNI News on Wednesday. Read More
Updated: USS Zumwalt Sidelined in Panama Following New Engineering Casualty
Guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) arrives at Naval Station Newport on Sept. 8, 2016. US Navy Photo
This post has been updated with additional information on Zumwalt’s casualty and repair schedule.
USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is pier side following an engineering casualty the ship suffered transiting the Panama Canal, U.S. Navy officials told USNI News on Monday. Read More
Repaired Zumwalt Leaves Early for Baltimore Commissioning
Zumwalt (DDG 1000) arrives at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island during its maiden voyage from Bath Iron Works Shipyard in Bath, Maine on Sept. 8, 2016. US Navy Photo
The first in a trio of guided missile destroyer will arrive in Baltimore today ahead of a commissioning ceremony this week, service officials told USNI News. Read More
Next-Generation Destroyer Zumwalt Sidelined for Repairs After Engineering Casualty
Guided-missile destroyer Zumwalt (DDG-1000) arrives at Naval Station Newport on Sept. 8, 2016. US Navy Photo
This post has been updated to correct the spelling of the second Zumwalt class guided missile destroyer. The correct spelling is Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001).
Less than a month ahead of its commissioning, the Navy’s next-generation destroyer Zumwalt (DDG-1000) suffered an engineering casualty that could take up to two weeks to repair, Navy officials confirmed to USNI News on Tuesday. Read More
Navy Charges Maritime Recon Officer with Espionage in Rare ‘National Security Case’
The interior of the Naval Consolidated Brig Chesapeake, Va.
The Navy has charged an active-duty maritime reconnaissance officer with passing U.S. military secrets to a foreign government, service officials told USNI News. Read More
Unauthorized Fireworks, Unlawful Gambling on USS Bainbridge Leads to Relief of Leadership Triad
Former Bainbridge CO Cmdr. Sean Ronger, XO Cmdr. Brandon Murray and CMC Richard Holmes were relieved from their jobs on the ship April 8, 2016, according to the service
The senior leadership of the guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) – the ship best known for its role in the 2009 M/V Maersk Alabama piracy incident off Somalia – was relieved on Friday for tolerating gambling and storage of unauthorized fireworks on its last deployment, USNI News has learned. Read More
Norfolk Fleet Preparing to Ship Out Ahead of Hurricane Joaquin, Could Delay Planned F-35C Testing
A late Oct. 1, 2015 track of Hurricane Joaquin. NOAA Photo
U.S. Fleet Forces is preparing to send its some of its Naval Station Norfolk, Va. based warships out to sea ahead of feared Virginia landfall of Hurricane Joaquin, the command said Thursday afternoon. Read More
