After Only 3 Years in Service, USS Zumwalt’s Mission Is Changing June 20, 2019 Usaadmin Modern Frigates & Destroyers, US Military, US Navy </p> <h2>USS Zumwalt’s Mission</h2> <p> The USS Zumwalt and her two sister ships are undergoing a dramatic change of mission just three years after the first ship was commissioned. The destroyers, originally meant to provide naval gunfire support for the Marines and bombard targets far inland, are now being reorientated to a ship-killer role.<br /> <br /> The Zumwalt-class of destroyers was meant to dramatically boost the fleet’s gun firepower. After the retirement of the four Iowa-class battleships in the early 1990s, the service studied a number of solutions before deciding on the Zumwalts. Each ship would be equipped with two 155-millimeter Advanced Gun Systems, each firing a precision-guided Long Range Land Attack Projectile to ranges of up to 83 miles.<br /> <br /> Credit to : US Defense News</p> <p>
