USS Michael Monsoor
{{Short description|US naval guided missile destroyer}}
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| infobox caption = }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = 210421-N-FC670-1062.jpg | Ship caption = USS Michael Monsoor on 20 April 2021 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = United States | Ship flag = {{USN flag|size=53px}} | Ship name = Michael Monsoor | Ship namesake = Michael A. Monsoor | Ship awarded = 15 September 2011{{cite web |title=Michael Monsoor|publisher=Naval Vessel Register|url={{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=DDG1001}}|access-date=16 January 2020}} | Ship builder = Bath Iron Works | Ship original cost = US$1.4 billion | Ship laid down = 23 May 2013{{cite web|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=74354 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222071432/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=74354 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |title=NNS130523-14, Future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) Keel Authenticated |date=23 May 2013 |publisher=NAVSEA Office of Corporate Communications }} | Ship launched = 20 June 2016 | Ship sponsor = | Ship christened = 18 June 2016 | Ship acquired = 24 April 2018 | Ship decommissioned = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship struck = | Ship homeport = San Diego | Ship nickname = | Ship identification = *{{MMSI Number|368926267}}
| Ship fate = | Ship status = In active service | Ship notes = | Ship badge = 125px }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = {{sclass|Zumwalt|destroyer}} | Ship displacement = {{cvt|14564|LT|lk=on}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ddg1000.com/overview/ddg1000_brief.php |title=DDG 1000 Flight I Design |year=2007 |publisher=Northrop Grumman Ship Systems |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070915203606/http://www.ddg1000.com/overview/ddg1000_brief.php |archive-date=2007-09-15 }} | Ship length = {{convert|600|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|80.7|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = {{convert|27.6|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = * 2 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines (35.4 MW ea.){{cite web |first=Joakim |last=Kasper |title=About the Zumwalt Destroyer |url=http://www.bga-aeroweb.com/Defense/DDG-1000-Zumwalt-Destroyer.html |work=AeroWeb |date=20 September 2015 |access-date=25 October 2015 |archive-date=22 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022091216/http://www.bga-aeroweb.com/Defense/DDG-1000-Zumwalt-Destroyer.html |url-status=dead }} driving Curtiss-Wright electric generators{{cite book |title=GAO-05-752R Progress of the DD(X) Destroyer Program |url=http://www.gao.gov/htext/d05752r.html |publisher=U.S. Government Accountability Office |date=14 June 2005 |access-date=20 March 2019 |archive-date=4 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004212227/http://www.gao.gov/htext/d05752r.html |url-status=dead }}
| Ship speed = {{convert|30.3|kn|lk=in}} | Ship range = | Ship boats = | Ship capacity = | Ship complement = 140 | Ship crew = | Ship time to activate = | Ship sensors = *AN/SPY-3 Multi-Function Radar (MFR) (X-band, scanned array)
| Ship EW = | Ship armament = *20 × MK 57 VLS modules, with 4 vertical launch cells in each module, 80 cells total. Each cell can hold one or more missiles, depending on the size of the missiles.
| Ship aircraft = *2 × SH-60 LAMPS helicopters or
| Ship aircraft facilities = Hangar Bay, Helicopter Pad | Ship notes = }} |
USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) is the second ship of the three-ship {{sclass|Zumwalt|destroyer|4}} 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{{cite web |url=https://news.usni.org/2018/01/11/no-new-round-planned-zumwalt-destroyer-gun-system-navy-monitoring-industry|title=No New Round Planned For Zumwalt Destroyer Gun System; Navy Monitoring Industry |last= LaGrone |first= Sam |date=11 January 2018 |department= USNI News |publisher= U.S. Naval Institute |access-date=2 March 2018}} and the Zumwalts were repurposed for surface warfare.{{cite web|url= https://news.usni.org/2017/12/04/navy-refocus-ddg-1000-surface-strike |title= New Requirements for DDG-1000 Focus on Surface Strike |last= Eckstein |first= Megan |date=4 December 2017 |department= USNI News |publisher= U.S. Naval Institute |access-date=2 March 2018}}
Design
Michael Monsoor is the second Zumwalt-class destroyer. The ship is {{convert|600|ft|m}} in length, with a beam of {{convert|80.7|ft|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 {{convert|30|kn|lk=in}}.
=Namesake=
File:SEAL Michael A. Monsoor.jpg]]
Michael Monsoor is named after Master-at-Arms Second Class Michael A. Monsoor (1981–2006), a United States Navy SEAL killed during the Iraq War and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.{{cite web|title=Michael A. Monsoor|url=http://www.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=2377|work=militarytimes.com|publisher=Military Times|access-date=24 December 2010|archive-date=29 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329215644/http://www.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=2377|url-status=dead}}
Construction and career
Assembly of modules for Michael Monsoor began in March 2010.{{cite journal |date=January 2012 |title=Flash Traffic: Keel Laid for 1st DDG-1000 Destroyer |journal=The Navy |publisher=Navy League of Australia |volume=74 |issue=1 |page=15 |issn=1322-6231}} The keel laying and authentication ceremony for Michael Monsoor was held at the General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard on 23 May 2013.{{cite web|author=NAVSEA Office of Corporate Communications |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=74354 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222071432/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=74354 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |title=Future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) Keel Authenticated |publisher=Navy.mil |access-date=9 July 2014}} Michael Monsoor was launched on 21 June 2016.{{cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2016/06/20/navy-christens-ddg-1001|title=Navy Christens DDG-1001, Named For SEAL Michael Monsoor|date=20 June 2016|publisher=U.S. Naval Institute}}
=Electrical failure during trials=
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.{{cite web |url=https://news.usni.org/2017/12/11/electrical-problems-shorten-second-zumwalt-class-destroyers-builders-trials#more-29922 |title= Electrical Problems Shorten Second Zumwalt-class Destroyer's Builders Trials |date= 11 December 2017 |publisher=usni.org |access-date= 13 December 2017}}
=Service with the U.S. Navy=
The Navy chose to use an unusual two-part commissioning scheme for the Zumwalt-class. The initial commissioning was done prior to weapons systems integration, and the ships were placed in the status of "in commission, special", before sailing to San Diego for weapons installation and final acceptance. Zumwalt and Michael Monsoor used this scheme, while the third and final ship in the class, Lyndon B. Johnson, will use the more traditional approach with formal commissioning after final acceptance.{{cite web|url=https://seapowermagazine.org/geurts-third-zumwalt-ddg-will-be-commissioned-after-combat-systems-activation/|title=Geurts: Third Zumwalt DDG Will Be Commissioned After Combat Systems Activation|last=Burgess|first=Richard R.|date=April 28, 2020|website=|publisher=Seapower Magazine|access-date=February 12, 2021}}
Michael Monsoor was delivered to the Navy in April 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/04/25/navy-accepts-delivery-future-uss-michael-monsoor.html|title=Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Michael Monsoor|date=25 April 2018|website=Military.com|language=en|access-date=27 April 2018}} and commissioned on 26 January 2019, at Naval Air Station North Island. She is homeported at Naval Base San Diego. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Gilday visited Michael Monsoor while in San Diego on 25 February 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-25|title=CNO Visits Aircraft Carrier Nimitz as CSG Nears End of Nearly 11 Months Away From Home|url=https://news.usni.org/2021/02/25/cno-visits-aircraft-carrier-nimitz-as-csg-nears-end-of-nearly-11-months-away-from-home|access-date=2021-02-26|website=USNI News|language=en-US}}
Michael Monsoor participated in RIMPAC 2022.{{cite news |title=USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker |url=https://news.usni.org/2022/08/01/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-aug-1-2022 |access-date=9 August 2022 |publisher=news.usni.org |date=1 August 2022}}
Gallery
File:Sally Monsoor christens the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) (27754645385).jpg|Sally Monsoor christens USS Michael Monsoor on 18 June 2016.
File:Sailors pays respects to fallen Michael Monsoor at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. (29793903250).jpg|Sailors of USS Michael Monsoor pay respect to the grave of Michael Monsoor on 29 September 2016.
File:USS Michael Monsoor Commissioning (39930099943).jpg|Commissioning of Michael Monsoor on 26 January 2019.
File:USS Michael Monsoor Commissioning (45980345445).jpg|Commissioning of Michael Monsoor on 26 January 2019.
File:181207-N-KK081-036.jpg|Michael Monsoor transits San Diego Bay on 6 December 2018.
See also
References
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; Attribution
- {{Naval Vessel Register|{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=DDG1001}}}}
External links
- {{commons category-inline|USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001)}}
- {{navsource|05/011001}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsOn9F536Iw USS Monsoor, May 2013]
{{Zumwalt class destroyer}}
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