C005609

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

Journal - Page 119 - Line 15

USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) is the second ship of the Zumwalt class of guided missile destroyers. Michael Monsoor is a multi-mission surface combatant tailored for advanced land attack and littoral dominance. The ship's mission is to provide credible, independent forward presence and deterrence and to operate as an integral part of naval, joint or combined maritime forces. The ship is 600 feet (180 m) in length, has a beam of 80.7 feet (24.6 m) and displaces approximately 15,000 tons. Michael Monsoor has a crew size of 148 officers and sailors and will make speed in excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). Assembly of modules for Michael Monsoor began in March 2010. The keel laying and authentication ceremony for was held at Bath Iron Works shipyard on 23 May 2013. Michael Monsoor was launched on 21 June 2016.