Navy postpones USS Minneapolis-St. Paul commissioning after design defect discovered The Associated Press February 2 Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite tours the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) on July 8, 2020, at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine Shipyard in Wisconsin. (MC2 Alexander C. Kubitza/Navy) DULUTH, Minn. The U.S. Navy says the commissioning of the USS Minneapolis-St. Paul in Duluth is on hold after a design defect was discovered. The high-speed combat ship was christened at the Marinette, Wisconsin, shipyard in 2019. The commissioning ceremony was expected to take place this spring before a problem with the propulsion system was discovered.
Design Defect Puts USS Minneapolis-St Paul Commissioning on Hold
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Commissioning of Navy LCS Minneapolis-St. Paul on Hold After Design Defect Discovered
The USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul is launched into the Menominee River from Fincanteiri Marinette Marine in Marinette Wis., on Saturday, June 15, 2019. (Rick Gebhard/The Eagle Herald via AP)
2 Feb 2021
DULUTH, Minn. The U.S. Navy says the commissioning of the USS Minneapolis-St. Paul in Duluth is on hold after a design defect was discovered.
The high-speed combat ship was christened at the Marinette, Wisconsin shipyard in 2019. The commissioning ceremony was expected to take place this spring before a problem with the propulsion system was discovered.
“While we are disappointed that the first-ever commissioning of a Navy vessel in Minnesota will be delayed, we remain optimistic that this historic event will take place in Duluth,” Brian Skon, chairman of the USS Minneapolis-St. Paul Commissioning Committee, said in a statement.