USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21)

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USS Minneapolis-St Paul, on trials in Lake Michigan.
History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameMinneapolis-Saint Paul
Namesake Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Awarded29 December 2010 [1]
Builder Marinette Marine [1]
Laid down22 February 2018 [2]
Launched15 June 2019 [3]
Sponsored byJodi J. Greene
Christened15 June 2019
Acquired18 November 2021 [4]
Commissioned21 May 2022 [5]
Identification
Motto
  • Aut viam invenium aut faciam
  • (I Will Find a Way or Make One)
StatusActive
Badge USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) Crest.png
General characteristics
Class and type Freedom-class littoral combat ship
Displacement3,500 metric tons (3,900 short tons) (full load) [6]
Length387 ft (118 m)
Beam58 ft (18 m)
Draft13 ft (4.0 m)
Propulsion2 Rolls-Royce MT30 36 MW gas turbines, 2 Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, 4 Rolls-Royce waterjets
Speed45 knots (83 km/h; 52 mph) (sea state 3)
Range3,500  nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) [7]
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 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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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. [1] [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. [5] [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]

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References

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  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. ↑ "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21)" (Press release). United States Navy. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 "USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) Commissions" (Press release). United States Navy. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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  13. ↑ The Associated Press (2021-02-03). "Navy postpones USS Minneapolis-St. Paul commissioning after design defect discovered". Defense News.
  14. ↑ "USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul Arrives In Duluth Ahead Of Commissioning". 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  15. ↑ Network, MI News (12 September 2022). "Danish Training Ship, The Danmark, Crashed With The USS Minneapolis- St. Paul". Marine Insight. Retrieved 12 September 2022.


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