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2016-11-16T10:03:09-05:00 2016-11-16T10:03:09-05:00 LCDR Private RallyPoint Member 2080593

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Zumwalt with her wave-piercing inverted bow and tumblehome hull is much more advanced then the old Spruance cans, with all the other issues sprucans had I would take a ride in the Zumwalt over one of them anyday.

2016-11-16T12:30:13-05:00 2016-11-16T12:30:13-05:00 CDR Michael Goldschmidt 2081247

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>How would I know? I served on a Spru Can, but never on a Zoomie!

2016-11-16T15:33:33-05:00 2016-11-16T15:33:33-05:00 LT Marc Blaydoe 2779491

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was on the Arthur W. Radford, I remember going through sea state 8 around Cape Hatteras. It was not a pleasant experience, but I really am interested in seeing how the Zumwalt does in rough seas. The Spru suffers from the stupid design with that &quot;break&quot; just forward of the superstructure instead of a smooth transition like the Burkes, that creates a major stress point. On the Zumwalt, with that crazy sail of a superstructure and so much flat surface freeboard, I predict she is going to be a real hog in heavy seas.<br /><br />Besides that, the Zumwalt is just plain butt-ugly. Give me an Arleigh Burke any day.

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