NEWPORT, R.I. (AP/WPRI) — The U.S. Navy gave its first look inside the stealthy and futuristic Zumwalt destroyer during the ship’s first port stop at a Rhode Island naval station.

The 610-foot-long warship has an angular shape to minimize its radar signature and cost more than $4.4 billion. It’s the most expensive destroyer built for the Navy.

“We have the ability to provide volume precise fire in support of forces ashore, that our Marines go to shore or any one of our department of defense folks that are ashore that we’ve got those guns to protect and defend them,” said Captain James Kirk, the ship’s commanding officer.

On Monday, it was headed from Naval Station Newport to Baltimore, where it will be commissioned in October before going to its homeport in San Diego. It was built at Bath Iron Works in Maine.

During a tour the Navy showed off the ship’s bridge, weaponry and mission center.

“First, you can see the hull form, it’s a very different shape-shift, and that’s largely about lowering its radar cross section to make it harder to detect for a potential enemy,” said Kirk.

Pacific Fleet Vice Adm. Tom Rowden says the ship will make a significant difference in the fleet. He says its advanced technology and capabilities allow it to perform a range of defensive and offensive missions.

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