USS Cowpens, CG-63, Ticonderoga class cruiser, leading Arleigh Burke class destroyers and an Oliver Hazard Perry Class frigate, Exercise Valiant Shield 2006. NARA: 330-CFD-DN-SD-07-03713 PHAN Benjamin Dennis, USN
Zumwalt Class Guided Missile Destroyer DDG, LOA 600′ / 182.9 m TDISP 14,700 tons (2 active – 1 working up, service since 2016) By displacement and size and intended role we are placing these ships in the category, though they are formally identified as missile destroyers, and the future role of ballistic defence for a carrier or expeditionary group is unclear.
USS Michael Monsoor DDG-1001 arrives at Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC 2022[Detail of]. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan Lavin, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsThis 2013 view of Bath Iron Works, Maine, shows the construction of both Zumwalt and Michael Monsoor. Briefly, Zumwalt was lined up on the stern section of what would become Michael Monsoor, giving the appearance of an 810′ behemoth!
USS Lyndon B. Johnson DDG-1002 (fitting out)
USS Michael Monsoor DDG-1001 (2019)
USS Zumwalt DDG-1000 (2016)
USS Zumwalt, Pearl Harbor 2019 US Navy: 5242523 Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Jiang
Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruisers CG LOA 567′ / 172.8 m TDISP 9,800 tons (27 total, 14 retired, 22 VLS versions were built, with 9 now retired) for retired see US Navy retired cruisers listing)
USS Chancellorsville CG-62 alongside USS Ronald Reagan 2019 US Navy: 5555543 PO2 Tyra Campbell