ZUMWALT DDG 1000

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Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

    Zumwalt Class Guided Missile Destroyer
    Keel Laid 17 November 2011 - Launched 28 October 2013
    Christened 12 April 2014

  1. USS ZUMWALT DDG-1000
    Commissioned TBD

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Postmarks

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Killer Bar Text

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Date
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Cover Image

USPS Pictorial Postmarks


 

USPS Pictorial

"Christening /
Sta."

Bath ME

2014-04-12

Christening, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Admiral Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Jr., USN (November 29, 1920 – January 2, 2000)
Zumwalt was an American naval officer and the youngest man to serve as Chief of Naval Operations. As an admiral and later the 19th Chief of Naval Operations, Zumwalt played a major role in U.S. military history, especially during the Vietnam War. A decorated war veteran, Zumwalt reformed U.S. Navy personnel policies in an effort to improve enlisted life and ease racial tensions. After he retired from a 32-year Navy career, he launched an unsuccessful campaign for the U.S. Senate.

 


 

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