CNN) -- Hey Star Trek fans, how much do you know about Capt. James Kirk?
Were you aware that he was born in Bethesda, Maryland, and raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania? That he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy?
Doesn't sound familiar?
We're talking about the real James Kirk, who, like the fictional Star Trek character James T. Kirk, commands a ship of the most cutting-edge technology.
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Capt. James A. Kirk
Capt. James A. Kirk
Capt. James A. Kirk will be commander of the Navy's new USS Zumwalt, the first of the DDG-1000 class of destroyers. It is longer, faster and carries state-of-the-art weapons that will allow it to destroy targets at more than 60 miles away, according to the Navy.
Much of the ship's superstructure is wrapped in a huge canopy made of lightweight carbon fiber composite.
