While underway during the spring of 2019, USS "Zumwalt" sailed through a storm causing sea state six conditions off the coast of Alaska. The test indicated that the "Zumwalt" class possesses greater stability compared to typical hull forms. During an interview, Captain Andrew Carlson, the commanding officer of USS "Zumwalt" at the time, related "All told I'd rather be on that ship than any other ship I've been on." According to Captain Carlson, during the storm, he summoned his executive officer from his cabin to inform him of the sea state six conditions. Based on the rolls he had been experiencing in his cabin, the executive officer thought that at most they were at sea state three, where wave height only reaches a maximum of . A combination of the "Zumwalt" class's hull form, rudder stop locations and propeller size contribute to its improved seakeeping.