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172k | 27 May 2004: Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Navy announced today that Lockheed Martin Corporation - Maritime Systems & Sensors Division, Moorestown, N.J., will be one
of two defense contracting teams awarded contract options for final system design with options for detail design and construction of up to two Flight 0 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). The LCS is
an entirely new breed of U.S. Navy warship. A fast, agile, and networked surface combatant, LCS's modular, focused-mission design will provide Combatant Commanders the required warfighting
capabilities and operational flexibility to ensure maritime dominance and access for the joint force. LCS will operate with focused-mission packages that deploy manned and unmanned vehicles
to execute missions including, Special Operations Forces (SOF) support, high-speed transit, Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), and
Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP). (Artist concept provided to the U.S. Navy courtesy of Lockheed Martin Corporation, Photo #040527-O-0000L-003, from the Navy News Stand) |
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365k | undated: Marinette, Wis. - An aerial view of Fincantieri Marinette Marine, which was founded in 1942 along the south bank of the Menominee River in Marinette, Wisconsin. The
river forms the border between Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Originally built to meet America's growing demand for naval construction, today FMM is one of the premier builders of
vessels for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. From humble beginnings with a contract to build five wooden barges, FMM has grown into a world-class shipbuilder, having designed and built more than
1,500 vessels. In conjunction with the Lockheed Martin Corp., all of the planned Freedom Class LCS's will be built here, beginning in 2005 with USS Freedom (LCS 1). (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin, Fincantiere Marinette Marine) | ||
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290k | 17 July 2019: Duluth, Minn. - Duluth Mayor Emily Larson, left, and Deputy Undersecretary of the Navy Jodi Greene announce Duluth as the commissioning city of the future
littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) during a joint press conference at City Hall during Duluth Navy Week, 17 July 2019. The Navy Office of Community Outreach uses
the Navy Week program to bring Navy Sailors, equipment and displays to approximately 14 American cities each year for a week-long schedule of outreach engagements designed for Americans
to experience firsthand how the U.S. Navy is the Navy the nation needs. (U.S. Navy photo #190717-N-AV754-1111 by MC2 Evan Thompson from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service) | ||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 22 February 2018: Marinette, Wis. - The U.S. Navy, together with shipbuilders at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard, laid the keel for the future littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) during a keel laying ceremony in Marinette, Wis. The ship's sponsor, Jodi Greene, authenticated the keel by having her initials welded onto a steel plate that will be placed in the hull of the ship. (Photos courtesy of LCS Team Freedom, Flickr) | ||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 31 May 2019: Marinette, Wis. - The future littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul is moved from an indoor production facility at Fincantiere Marinette Marine to the launchway in preparation for its upcoming launch into the Menomenee River. (Photos courtesy of LCS Team Freedom, Flickr) | ||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 14 June 2019: Marinette, Wis. - The future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul holds a "Mast Box" ceremony. Mast-stepping is an ancient Greek and Roman practice of putting coins at the base of a mast of a ship under construction and has continued throughout history. It is believed that due to the dangers of early sea travel, the coins were placed under the mast so the crew would be able to cross into the afterlife if the ship were sunk. The Romans believed it was necessary for a person to take coins with them to pay Charon, who in Greek mythology is the ferryman of Hades, the god of the dead and the king of the Underworld, in order to cross the river Styx, a deity and a river that forms the boundary between Earth and the Underworld, to the afterlife. Another theory for this practice is that the insertion of coins in buildings and ships may have functioned as a form of sacrifice thanking the gods for a successful construction, or a request for divine protection in the future. A third theory is that corrosion-resistant coins of gold or silver provided a physical barrier minimizing the transmission of rot between the wooden mast and wooden mast step. Modern U.S. Naval mast stepping consists of having mementos from the ship and her sponsor placed in a small box, which is welded shut and then welded to the mast. (Photos courtesy of LCS Team Freedom, Flickr) | ||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 14 June 2019: Menominee, Mich. - On the Friday evening before Saturday's christening and launch of the future littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, a dinner is held to honor the ship's sponsor. Here are some photos from the dinner honoring Jodi J. Greene, former Deputy Undersecretary of the Navy for Policy. (Photos courtesy of LCS Team Freedom, Flickr) | ||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 15 June 2019: Marinette, Wis. - On a chilly Saturday, the future littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul is christened by sponsor Jodi J. Greene, and immediately launched into the Menominee River. Minnesota congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04) gave the ceremony's principal address. (Photos courtesy of LCS Team Freedom, Flickr) | ||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 19 August 2020: Lake Michigan - The future littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul is put through her paces during builder's trials. (Photos courtesy of LCS Team Freedom, Flickr) | ||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 16 May 2022: Duluth, Minn. - The future littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul arrives in Duluth, Minnesota. PCU LCS-21 is a United States Navy Freedom-class littoral combat ship that will be commissioned in the Port of Duluth on Saturday, 21 May 2022. (U.S. Navy photos #220516-Z-BQ052-1004, 220516-Z-BQ052-1016, 220516-Z-UL805-1003, 220516-Z-UL805-1011, and 220516-Z-BQ052-1001 by Audra Flanagan, 148th Fighter Wing Public Affairs, USANG, from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service) |
Minneapolis-Saint Paul's Commanding Officers |
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1.) 08 Aug. 2020 | Cmdr. Alfonza Octavius White (enl. '95 / OCS '04) (Morton, Miss.) |
2.) 19 Sep. 2022 | Cmdr. Hiram Andreu (enl. '87 / LDO '03 / Line '09) (Puerto Rico) |
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