USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21)
 Shown here is sister-ship USS Freedom underway on sea trials in February 2013 before her first deployment | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name: | Minneapolis-Saint Paul |
| Namesake: | Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Awarded: | 29 December 2010[1] |
| Builder: | Marinette Marine[1] |
| Laid down: | 22 February 2018[2] |
| Status: | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Freedom-class littoral combat ship |
| Length: | 378 ft (115 m) |
| Speed: | >40 knots (46 mph; 74 km/h) |
USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) (ex-Minneapolis/St. Paul) will be a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[3] It will be the second ship in naval service named after Minnesota’s Twin Cities.[3][4]
Marinette Marine was awarded the contract to build the ship on 29 December 2010[1] and is currently being built in Marinette, Wisconsin by Marinette Marine.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ "Team Freedom Lays Keel on Nation's 21st Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- 1 2 "Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ "Next LCS will be the USS Minneapolis/St. Paul". WLUK FOX 11. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ "U.S. Navy Fact File: Littoral Combat Ships". U.S Navy. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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