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LCS 21 at Baltimore, Md., on September 7, 2022. Photo by Michael Jenning. |
USS MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL is one of the FREEDOM - class Littoral Combat Ships and the second ship in the Navy named after the cities in Minnesota.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: December 29, 2010 |
Keel laid: February 22, 2018 | |
Launched: June 15, 2019 | |
Commissioned: May 21, 2022 | |
Builder: Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wis. | |
Propulsion system: two gas turbine engines, two diesel engines, waterjets | |
Length: 377 feet (115 meters) | |
Beam: 57.4 feet (17.5 meters) | |
Draft: 13.5 feet (4.13 meters) | |
Displacement: approx. 3,000 tons full load | |
Speed: 45 knots | |
Armament: one Mk-110 57mm gun, one RAM system, two Mk-46 30mm chain guns | |
Aircraft: two MH-60 helicopters | |
Homeport: Mayport, Fla. | |
Crew: approx. 50 core crew (two crews) plus mission crew |
Crew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
Accidents aboard USS MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL:
Date | Where | Events |
September 11, 2022 | Baltimore, Md. | The Royal Danish Navy's sail training ship DANMARK collides with the moored USS MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL while the DANMARK is tugged in Baltimore's inner harbor. DANMARK's jibboom hit MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL's bow causing only light damage. Both ships were in Baltimore for the Maryland Fleet Week. |
USS MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL Image Gallery:
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL arriving at Baltimore, Md., on September 7, 2022, to participate in the Maryland Fleet Week.
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning on September 7 and 9, 2022, and show the MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL at Baltimore, Md., during the Mary land Fleet Week.