THIS WAS NOT A SUCCESSFUL PROCUREMENT: After Nearly 4 Years in Service, the USS Zumwalt Is Almost Ready To Fight. “The first-of-its-kind warship transformed from a ship designed to provide gunfire support for U.S. Marine landings to one designed to range across oceans and engage enemy fleets with long range missiles. In the meantime, the ship’s two 155-millimeter guns—the reason why they were built in the first place—are still without ammunition.”