Capt. Kirk Takes Command
4th November 2013
In a truth-is-stranger-than-fiction moment, the Navy has given a man bearing the name of the famed, fictional captain of Star Trek’s USS Enterprise real command of the USS Zumwalt, an advanced, $3 billion dollar, 610-foot destroyer equipped with advanced missiles and stealth technology.
His full name is James A. Kirk, but his nickname is “T,” a reference to Star Trek’s James T. Kirk, the character first played on television and the big screen by William Shatner, said Lt. Cmdr. Chris Servello, a Navy spokesman.