USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21)
PCU Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[7] She is the second ship in naval service named after Minnesota's Twin Cities.[7][8]
 USS Freedom, lead ship of the class | |
| History | |
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| Name | Minneapolis-Saint Paul |
| Namesake | Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
| Awarded | 29 December 2010[1] |
| Builder | Marinette Marine[1] |
| Laid down | 22 February 2018[2] |
| Launched | 15 June 2019[3] |
| Sponsored by | Jodi J. Greene |
| Christened | 15 June 2019 |
| Acquired | 18 November 2021[4] |
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| Status | Under construction |
| Badge | _Crest.png.webp) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Freedom-class littoral combat ship |
| Displacement | 3,500 metric tons (3,900 short tons) (full load) |
| Length | 387 ft (118 m) |
| Beam | 58 ft (17.7 m) |
| Draft | 13.0 ft (3.9 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 Rolls-Royce MT30 36 MW gas turbines, 2 Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, 4 Rolls-Royce waterjets |
| Speed | 45 knots (52 mph; 83 km/h) (sea state 3) |
| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h)[6] |
| Endurance | 21 days (504 hours) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 11 m RHIB, 40 ft (12 m) high-speed boats |
| Complement | 35-50 core crew, 75 mission crew (Rotating crews) |
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| Notes | Electrical power is provided by 4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines with Hitzinger generator units rated at 800 kW each. |
On 29 December 2010, Marinette Marine was awarded the contract to build the ship in Marinette, Wisconsin.[1][9]
The ship was christened at the Marinette, Wisconsin, shipyard in 2019. The commissioning ceremony was expected to take place in the spring of 2021 before a problem with the propulsion system was discovered. The Navy did not provide a timeline for when she is expected to be commissioned or go into service.[10]
References
- "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.
- "Littoral Combat Ship 21 (Minneapolis-Saint Paul) Christened And Launched" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21)" (Press release). United States Navy. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- "LCS Littoral Combat Ship". Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- "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.
- The Associated Press (2021-02-03). "Navy postpones USS Minneapolis-St. Paul commissioning after design defect discovered". Defense News.
- 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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