Round shaped coin, brass in color, 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • USS Zumwalt DDG-1000) 4/12/2014
Location
Coin Location: 11F13
Homebase: Bath, Maine
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 14 April 2014
Donated by: Fisher
Copies: 1 of 1

C004606

Location: 11F13

Coin: Commemorative

U.S. Navy » Vessels - Ships

Narrative

Round shaped coin, brass in color, 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

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Journal - Page 103 - Line 33

The coin commemorates the launching of the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) at Bath Iron Works, Maine on 12 April 2014. The Zumwalt is a guided missle destroyer of the United States Navy. It is the lead ship of the Zumwalt class of destroyers and the first ship to be named for Admiral Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Jr., who was an Americal navel officer and the youngest man to serve as the Chief of Naval Operations. As an admiral and later the 19th Chief of Naval Operations, Zumwalt played a major role in US Military history, especially during the Vietnam War. A highly decorated war veteran, Zumwalt reformed the US Navy's personnel policies in an effort to improve enlisted life and ease racial tensions. He retired from a 32-year naval career.