US Navy Holds Keel Laying Ceremony for First Zumwalt Class Destroyer

The U.S. Navy laid the keel for its first Zumwalt class destroyer (DDG 1000), Nov. 17, at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. While keel laying was once traditionally the formal recognition of the start of the ship’s construction, today’s advanced modular shipbuilding allows fabrication of the ship to begin months before. However, [...]