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{{short description|Littoral combat ship of the United States Navy}}
{{other ships|USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul}}
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| Ship image = File:USS Minneapolis-St Paul.png
| Ship caption = USS ''Minneapolis-St Paul'', on trials in Lake Michigan.
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|Ship country={{nowrap|United States}}
|Ship flag={{USN flag}}
|Ship name=''Minneapolis-Saint Paul''
|Ship namesake= [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]]
|Ship awarded= 29 December 2010<ref name="NVR MSP">{{cite web|url={{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=LCS_21_5554}}|title=Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21)|publisher=[[Naval Vessel Register]]|access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref>
|Ship builder= [[Marinette Marine]]<ref name="NVR MSP" />
|Ship laid down= 22 February 2018<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2018-02-22-Team-Freedom-Lays-Keel-on-Nations-21st-Littoral-Combat-Ship|title=Team Freedom Lays Keel on Nation's 21st Littoral Combat Ship|publisher=Lockheed Martin|date=22 February 2018|access-date=22 February 2018}}</ref>
|Ship christened= 15 June 2019
|Ship sponsor= Jodi J. Greene
|Ship launched= 15 June 2019<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2019-06-15-Littoral-Combat-Ship-21-Minneapolis-Saint-Paul-Christened-and-Launched|title=Littoral Combat Ship 21 (Minneapolis-Saint Paul) Christened And Launched|publisher=Lockheed Martin|date=15 June 2019|access-date=15 June 2019}}</ref>
|Ship acquired= 18 November 2021<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2847992/navy-accepts-delivery-of-future-uss-minneapolis-saint-paul-lcs-21/|title=Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21)|publisher=United States Navy|date=18 November 2021|access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
|Ship commissioned=21 May 2022<ref name="LCS-21 Commissioned" />
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|Ship identification=*{{MMSI Number|368926299}}
*[[Hull number]]: LCS-21
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|Ship status=Active
|Ship motto=*''Aut viam invenium aut faciam''
*(I Will Find a Way or Make One)
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|Ship badge=[[File:USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) Crest.png|150px]]
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|Ship class={{sclass|Freedom|littoral combat ship|1}}
|Ship displacement={{convert|3500|MT|ST}} (full load)<ref name=NavyLCSclass>{{cite web|title=Littoral Combat Ship Class - LCS|url=http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/pages/LittoralCombatShips.aspx#.VTOL2vzF97E|website=America's Navy|publisher=US Navy|access-date=19 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419135723/http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/pages/LittoralCombatShips.aspx#.VTOL2vzF97E|archive-date=19 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Ship length={{cvt|387|ft|m}}
|Ship beam={{cvt|58|ft|m}}
|Ship draft={{cvt|13|ft|m}}
|Ship propulsion=2 [[Rolls-Royce plc|Rolls-Royce]] [[Rolls-Royce MT30|MT30]] 36 MW [[gas turbine]]s, 2 [[Colt-Pielstick]] [[diesel engine]]s, 4 Rolls-Royce waterjets
|Ship speed={{convert|45|kn|lk=in}} ([[sea state]] 3)
|Ship range= {{convert|3500|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|18|kn}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://peoships.crane.navy.mil/lcs/factsheet.htm |title=LCS Littoral Combat Ship |access-date=8 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808165514/http://peoships.crane.navy.mil/lcs/factsheet.htm |archive-date=8 August 2007 }}</ref><!-- take out unsourced data {{convert|1500|nmi|km|-2|abbr=on}} at {{convert|50|kn|mph km/h}}, {{convert|4300|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|20|kn}} -->
|Ship endurance=21 days (504 hours)
|Ship complement= 35-50 core crew, 75 mission crew (Rotating crews)
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|Ship armament=*[[BAE Systems Land and Armaments|BAE Systems]] [[Mk 110 57 mm gun]]
*[[RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile]]s
*[[Mark 50 torpedo]]
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|Ship aircraft=*2 [[SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60R/S Seahawks]]
*[[MQ-8 Fire Scout]]
|Ship boats=11 m RHIB, {{convert|40|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} high-speed boats
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|Ship notes= Electrical power is provided by 4 [[Isotta-Fraschini|Isotta Fraschini]] V1708 diesel engines with Hitzinger generator units rated at 800 kW each.
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'''USS ''Minneapolis-Saint Paul'' (LCS-21)'''  is a {{sclass|Freedom|littoral combat ship|0}} [[littoral combat ship]] of the [[United States Navy]].<ref name="DOD">{{cite press release | url=http://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/616149/navy-names-littoral-combat-ship | title=Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship| publisher=[[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]] | number = NR-345-15 | date =3 September 2015 | access-date=4 September 2015}}</ref>  She is the second ship in naval service named after [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul|Minnesota's Twin Cities]].<ref name="DOD" /><ref name="Fox11">{{cite web | url=http://fox11online.com/news/local/northwoods/next-lcs-will-be-the-uss-minneapolisst-paul | title=Next LCS will be the USS Minneapolis/St. Paul | publisher=WLUK FOX 11 | date=3 September 2015 | access-date=4 September 2015}}</ref>

== Design ==
In 2002, the US Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of [[littoral combat ship]]s.<ref name="NavyBG">{{cite web|title=US Navy Fact File: Littoral Combat Ship Class – LCS|url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=1650&ct=4|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302070526/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=1650&ct=4|archive-date=2 March 2015|access-date=30 October 2015|publisher=US Navy}}</ref> The Navy initially ordered two monohull ships from [[Lockheed Martin]], which became known as the ''Freedom''-class littoral combat ships after the first ship of the class, {{USS|Freedom|LCS-1|6}}.<ref name="NavyBG" /><ref name="CRS LCS Report">{{cite web|last=O'Rourke|first=Ronald|date=4 May 2010|title=Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress|url=http://www.dodbuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/CRS-LCS-May-2010.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923231642/http://www.dodbuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/CRS-LCS-May-2010.pdf|archive-date=23 September 2015|access-date=30 December 2014|publisher=Congressional Research Service}}</ref> Odd-numbered U.S. Navy littoral combat ships are built using the ''Freedom''-class monohull design, while even-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the [[trimaran]] hull {{sclass|Independence|littoral combat ship|2}} from [[General Dynamics]].<ref name="NavyBG" /> The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the ''Freedom''-class design.<ref name="NavyBG" />  ''Minneapolis-Saint Paul'' is the eleventh ''Freedom''-class littoral combat ship to be built.

== Construction and career ==
On 29 December 2010, [[Marinette Marine]] was awarded the contract to build the ship in [[Marinette, Wisconsin]].<ref name="NVR MSP" /><ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Navy Fact File: Littoral Combat Ships|url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=1650&ct=4|publisher=U.S. Navy|access-date=2 June 2017}}</ref>

The ship was christened at the Marinette 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.<ref name="2021-02-03">{{cite web |author=The Associated Press |date=2021-02-03 |title=Navy postpones USS Minneapolis-St. Paul commissioning after design defect discovered |url=https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2021/02/03/navy-postpones-uss-minneapolis-st-paul-commissioning-after-design-defect-discovered/ |publisher=Defense News}}</ref> On 15 June 2021, ''Minneapolis-St. Paul'' was launched in Marinette. The Navy commissioned the ship on 21 May 2022 in [[Duluth]], Minnesota under the command of [[Commander]] Alfonza White.<ref name="LCS-21 Commissioned">{{cite press release|url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3039620/uss-minneapolis-saint-paul-lcs-21-commissions/|title= USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) Commissions|publisher=United States Navy|date=21 May 2022|access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-16 |title=USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul Arrives In Duluth Ahead Of Commissioning |url=https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2022/05/16/uss-minneapolis-saint-paul-arrives-in-duluth-ahead-of-commissioning/ |access-date=2022-05-16 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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*{{Naval Vessel Register|{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=LCS_21_5554}}}}

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