USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21)
USS Minneapolis-St Paul, on trials in Lake Michigan. | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Minneapolis-Saint Paul |
| Namesake | Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
| Awarded | 29 December 2010 |
| Builder | Marinette Marine |
| Laid down | 22 February 2018 |
| Launched | 15 June 2019 |
| Sponsored by | Jodi J. Greene |
| Christened | 15 June 2019 |
| Acquired | 18 November 2021 |
| Commissioned | 21 May 2022 |
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| Status | Active |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Freedom-class littoral combat ship |
| Displacement | 3,500 metric tons (3,900 short tons) (full load) |
| 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) |
| 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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| Notes | Electrical power is provided by 4 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 Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the second ship in naval service named after Minnesota's Twin Cities.