she looks to be a pretty capable ship.
http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1088
She's supposed to have Transwarp Drive.
You know, I realise that engineering has come a long way, everything is more reliable. Cars, trains, planes.
But whenever I see these AAW destroyers, there's a cringe that they always seem to sport only one gun.
The World War II 5"/38 could take green water down the barrel and still salvo.
The 5"/54 was great when it worked. There was an exercise that everyone called a John Wayne shoot, where the gun fired at full auto for a minute. Could be utterly spectacular. If the crew and loaders were in synce, the gun could put out about 40 rounds a minute. Would take out any kamikaze it faced.
But the damn things had too many moving parts and after five years were just too damn fragile. The first class of destroyers with the 5"/54 had three turrets. Then they were reduced to two with an Asroc box. Now all of the ships seem to only have one main battery. Scary.