SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Navy's most technologically advanced destroyer has arrived at its homeport of San Diego after a nearly four-month transit that included some glitches along the way.
The USS Zumwalt departed Maine shipbuilder Bath Iron Works in September before being commissioned into service in Baltimore in October. It lost propulsion in the Panama Canal in November, necessitating a tow and repairs.
Capt. James Kirk says the crew of 147 officers and sailors had looked forward to arriving in San Diego "for a long time.''
Naval surface forces commander Vice Adm. Tom Rowden joined in a welcoming ceremony Thursday for the high-profile arrival of the futuristic-looking warship.
The 610-foot-long ship features an electric power plant that drives it and an angular shape to minimize its radar signature.