New Navy Destroyer.... But, Get This....

[Yanks]

Senior Captains for a pre-commissioning gig aren't that uncommon.

That experience, especially with this "thing" is preferred. Remember, all the instruction for this class are going to start from scratch.

I was wondering if that was the case, thanks. I realize he'll be more of a project manager than a skipper.

He stays with the ship through comissioning and the intitial training phase - might even make her first deployment.