LCS 21 launches right into the Menomee River in June 2019
The future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul ( LCS 21) sprinkled right into the Menominee River today in an amazing side go for the Fincantieri Marinette Marine Shipyard, Marinette, Wis.
Ship enroller Jodi J. Greene, Deputy Under Secretary of the UNITED STATE Navy for Policy, christened LCS 21 simply before launch.
“Littoral combat ships are designed to operate in more areas than a typical Navy ship, including shallow water near the coastline,” claimed Deputy Undersecretary of the Navy Greene, that is a Northfield, Minnesota indigenous “Consequently, LCS 21 is going to bring the name ‘Minneapolis-Saint Paul’ all around the globe.”
LCS 21 is a Freedom alternative Littoral Combat Ship constructed by the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) led shibuilding group that includes Fincantieri Marinette Marine and also developer Gibbs & & Cox.
“LCS is the second largest ship class in the U.S. Navy, and Lockheed Martin is proud to deliver capability and added force projection with each additional hull,” claimed Joe DePietro, Lockheed Martin vice head of state and also basic supervisor of Small Combatants and alsoShip Systems “LCS is ready to serve a variety of missions, and our team is working with the Navy to add lethality and survivability enhancements to meet the missions sailors will face in the future.”
Lockheed Martin remains in full-rate manufacturing and also has actually supplied 8 ships to the united stateNavy There are 8 ships in numerous phases of manufacturing and also examination. This year, Lockheed Martin and also Fincantieri Marinette Marine will certainly start building and construction on 2 ships, provide 2 ships, total sea tests for 2 ships and also see 3 ships appointed (LCS 13, 15 and also 17).
“We take great pride in building the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul and all of the freedom variant ships,” claimed Jan Allman, Fincantieri Marinette Marine head of state and also chief executive officer. “LCS 21 and also her sibling ships will certainly quickly
