USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21)
USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[4] She is the second ship in naval service named after Minnesota's Twin Cities.[4][5]
 Shown here is sister-ship USS Freedom underway on sea trials in February 2013 before her first deployment | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | Minneapolis-Saint Paul |
| Namesake: | Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 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 |
| Identification: | MMSI number: 368926299 |
| Motto: | Aut viam invenium aut faciam, "I Will Find a Way or Make One" |
| Status: | Under construction |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Freedom-class littoral combat ship |
| Length: | 378 ft (115 m) |
| Speed: | >40 knots (46 mph; 74 km/h) |
On 29 December 2010, Marinette Marine was awarded the contract to build the ship in Marinette, Wisconsin.[1][6]
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.[7]
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 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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