 Sister-ship USS Freedom underway on sea trials in February 2013 | |
| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Cleveland |
| Namesake: | City of Cleveland |
| Awarded: | 15 January 2019[1] |
| Builder: | Marinette Marine |
| Laid down: | 16 June 2021[2] |
| Launched: | 15 April 2023[3] |
| Sponsored by: | Robyn Modly[3] |
| Christened: | 15 April 2023[3] |
| Identification: | Hull number: LCS-31 |
| Motto: | Forge a Legacy[4] |
| Status: | Fitting Out |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Freedom-class littoral combat ship |
| Displacement: | 3,410 metric tons (3,760 short tons) full load[1] |
| Length: | 388 ft (118 m)[1] |
| Beam: | 58 ft (18 m)[1] |
| Draft: | 14 ft (4.3 m)[1] |
| Speed: | >40 knots (46 mph; 74 km/h) |
| Complement: | 9 officers, 41 enlisted[1] |
USS Cleveland (LCS-31) is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[5] She is the fourth commissioned ship in naval service named after Cleveland, the second-largest city in Ohio.[6]
Design and build[]
In 2002, the US Navy began a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships.[7] The Navy initially ordered two monohull ships from Lockheed Martin, which became known as the Freedom-class littoral combat ships after the first ship of the class, USS Freedom.[7][8] Odd-numbered US Navy littoral combat ships are built using the Freedom-class monohull design, while even-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the trimaran hull Independence-class littoral combat ship from General Dynamics.[7] The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Freedom-class design.[7] Cleveland is the sixteenth Freedom-class littoral combat ship to be built.
Marinette Marine was awarded the contract to build the ship on 15 January 2019.[1] Cleveland was launched on 14 April 2023.[9][10] In a sideways launch, Cleveland was involved in a minor collision with a tugboat. No injuries were reported, and damage to Cleveland was "limited" and above the waterline. The shipyard intends to use a shiplift to transfer future ships to the water in a more controlled manner.[11]
References[]
- ā 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Cleveland (LCS-31)". Naval Vessel Register. http://www.nvr.navy.mil/NVRSHIPS/DETAILS/LCS31.HTM.
- ā "Team Freedom Lays Keel For Future USS Cleveland (LCS 31)". Lockheed Martin. 17 June 2021. https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2021-06-17-Team-Freedom-Lays-Keel-for-Future-USS-Cleveland-LCS-31.
- ā 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Littoral Combat Ship 31 (USS Cleveland) Christened And Launched". Lockheed Martin. 17 April 2023. https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2023-04-17-Littoral-Combat-Ship-31-USS-Cleveland-Christened-and-Launched.
- ā "USS Cleveland (LCS 31)". U.S. Army. 21 September 2022. https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=19334&CategoryId=11033&grp=5&menu=Uniformed%20Services.
- ā "Navy Statement on Littoral Combat Ship". NAVSEA. 15 January 2019. https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Media/News/SavedNewsModule/Article/1732665/navy-statement-on-littoral-combat-ship/.
- ā Tim Ryan (19 February 2019). "Congressman Tim Ryan Announces Details on Forthcoming USS Cleveland". United States House of Representatives. https://timryan.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-tim-ryan-announces-details-forthcoming-uss-cleveland.
- ā O'Rourke, Ronald (4 May 2010). "Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress". Congressional Research Service. http://www.dodbuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/CRS-LCS-May-2010.pdf.
- ā Eaton, Sabrina (14 April 2023). "Navy to christen new 'USS Cleveland' on Saturday". Cleveland.com. https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/04/navy-to-christen-new-uss-cleveland-on-saturday.html.
- ā Kitkowski, Daniel (17 April 2023). "Future USS Cleveland christened, launched at Fincantieri Marinette Marine". Eagle Herald. https://www.ehextra.com/news/future-uss-cleveland-christened-launched-at-fincantieri-marinette-marine/article_d6342322-dbb2-11ed-b8da-27399bfc59e7.html.
- ā Eaton, Sabrina (19 April 2023). "New USS Cleveland damaged in tugboat collision during Navy christening". https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/04/new-uss-cleveland-damaged-in-tugboat-collision-during-navy-christening.html.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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