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Littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21)

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Classification

Ship class:
Freedom-class littoral combat ship
Type:
Littoral combat ship

Basic information

Namesake:
Minneapolis–Saint Paul is a major metropolitan area built around the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers in East Central Minnesota. The area is commonly known as the Twin Cities after its two largest cities, Minneapolis, the most populous city in the state, and Saint Paul, the state capital.
Operator:
United States NavyUnited States Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Marinette Marine
Ordered:
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active

Ship measurements

Displacement:
3,500 t
Length:
115.3 m
Beam:
17.5 m
Draft:
4 m

Machine

Propulsion system:
CODAG
Propulsion:
  • 2 * Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines (2 * 48000 hp / 36 MW)
  • 2 * Colt-Pielstick 16PA6B diesel engines (2 * 9100 hp / 6.8 MW)
  • 4 * Rolls-Royce Kamewa 153SII waterjets; 2 steerable
  • 4 * Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines
  • Hitzinger generator units 800 kW, each
Speed:
45 knots
Range:
3,500 nmi (6,500 km) at 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h)

Personnel

Complement:
125
Ship's company:
50
Mission crew:
75

Combat assets

Boats & landing craft:
  • 1 * 11 m RHIB
  • 1 * 12 m high-speed boats
Electronics:
  • EADS North America TRS-3D air and surface search radar
  • Lockheed Martin COMBATSS-21 combat management system
  • AN/SQR-20 Multi-Function Towed Array (as part of ASW mission module)
  • Argon ST WBR-2000 ESM system
  • Terma A/S SKWS decoy system
Armament:
  • 1 * BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun, 400 rounds in turret & two ready service magazines with 240 rounds each
  • 1 * Mk 49 launcher with 21 * RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Surface-to-Air Missiles
  • 4 * .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns / 2 * 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II guns (part of SUW module)
  • 24 * AGM-114L Hellfire missiles (planned part of SUW module)
Aircraft:
  • 1 * MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopter
  • 2 * MQ-8B Fire Scouts or 1 * MQ-8C Fire Scout

USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) (ex-Minneapolis/St. Paul) will be a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. It will be the second ship in naval service named after Minnesota’s Twin Cities.

Marinette Marine was awarded the contract to build the ship on 29 December 2010 and is currently being built in Marinette, Wisconsin by Marinette Marine.

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