The Navy intends to procure three Zumwalt Class Destroyers which are named in honor ... Launch is scheduled for Fall 2013, followed by HM&E delivery in 2014. DDG 1001 was named MICHAEL MONSOOR ...

While the U.S. Navy’s Zumwalt-class destroyer is now considered a failed ship concept, the $4.4. the service once touted billion-dollar vessel as one of the most advanced of its kind globally.