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For other ships with the same name, see USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul.
USS Freedom, lead ship of the class
History
United States
NameMinneapolis-Saint Paul
NamesakeMinneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota
Awarded29 December 2010[1]
BuilderMarinette Marine[1]
Laid down22 February 2018[2]
Launched15 June 2019[3]
Sponsored byJodi J. Greene
Christened15 June 2019
IdentificationMMSI number: 368926299
MottoAut viam invenium aut faciam, "I Will Find a Way or Make One"
StatusUnder construction
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement3,500 metric tons (3,900 short tons) (full load)[4]
Length387 ft (118 m)
Beam58 ft (17.7 m)
Draft13.0 ft (3.9 m)
Propulsion2 Rolls-Royce MT30 36 MW gas turbines, 2 Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, 4 Rolls-Royce waterjets
Speed45 knots (52 mph; 83 km/h) (sea state 3)
Range3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h)[5]
Endurance21 days (504 hours)
Boats & landing
craft carried		11 m RHIB, 40 ft (12 m) high-speed boats
Complement35-50 core crew, 75 mission crew (Rotating crews)
Armament
Aircraft carried
NotesElectrical power is provided by 4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines with Hitzinger generator units rated at 800 kW each.

USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) is a Template:Sclass- littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[6] She is the second ship in naval service named after Minnesota's Twin Cities.[6][7]

On 29 December 2010, Marinette Marine was awarded the contract to build the ship in Marinette, Wisconsin.[1][8]

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.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Team Freedom Lays Keel on Nation's 21st Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Littoral Combat Ship 21 (Minneapolis-Saint Paul) Christened And Launched" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Littoral Combat Ship Class - LCS". America's Navy. US Navy. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  5. ^ "LCS Littoral Combat Ship". Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  6. ^ a b "Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Next LCS will be the USS Minneapolis/St. Paul". WLUK FOX 11. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  8. ^ "U.S. Navy Fact File: Littoral Combat Ships". U.S Navy. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  9. ^ The Associated Press (2021-02-03). "Navy postpones USS Minneapolis-St. Paul commissioning after design defect discovered". Defense News.


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