 USS Minneapolis-St Paul, on trials in Lake Michigan.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Minneapolis-Saint Paul |
| Namesake | Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
| Awarded | 29 December 2010[4] |
| Builder | Marinette Marine[4] |
| Laid down | 22 February 2018[5] |
| Launched | 15 June 2019[1] |
| Sponsored by | Jodi J. Greene |
| Christened | 15 June 2019 |
| Acquired | 18 November 2021[2] |
| Commissioned | 21 May 2022[3] |
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| Status | Active |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Freedom-class littoral combat ship |
| Displacement | 3,500 metric tons (3,900 short tons) (full load)[7] |
| Length | 387 ft (118 m) |
| Beam | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 Rolls-Royce MT30 36 MW gas turbines, 2 Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, 4 Rolls-Royce waterjets |
| Speed | 45 knots (83 km/h; 52 mph) (sea state 3) |
| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[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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| Aircraft carried | |
| Notes | Electrical 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 Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[8] She is the second ship in naval service named after Minnesota's Twin Cities.[8][9]
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USS Minneapolis-St. Paul (LCS 21) Completes Acceptance Trials
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The Future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) Completes Acceptance Trials
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USS Minneapolis-St. Paul (LCS 21) Completes Acceptance Trials
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Spectacular LCS side launch at Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard
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Keel Laying: Littoral Combat Ship 21
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Design
In 2002, the US Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships.[10] 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.[10][11] 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 Independence-class littoral combat ship from General Dynamics.[10] The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Freedom-class design.[10] 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.[4][12]
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.[13] 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.[3][14]
In September 2022, the ship was involved in a collision with Danmark, a 252-foot full-rigged ship. Danmark was being towed by a tugboat when she collided with the stationary Minneapolis-Saint Paul. No injuries were reported.[15]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) Commissions" (Press release). United States Navy. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "LCS Littoral Combat Ship". Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ O'Rourke, Ronald (4 May 2010). "Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul Arrives In Duluth Ahead Of Commissioning". 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ Network, MI News (12 September 2022). "Danish Training Ship, The Danmark, Crashed With The USS Minneapolis- St. Paul". Marine Insight. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- 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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