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Video: The USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul arrived in Duluth Monday morning

May 16, 2022 10:27AM ● By Content Editor

Video: The USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul arrived in Duluth Monday morning

Photo: Navy League


By WCCO-TV Staff - May 16, 2022 - WCCO News


The USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul arrived in Duluth Monday morning.

The Navy will commission the Freedom-class littoral combat ship this Saturday.

In 2019, the Navy christened and launched the ship into Wisconsin’s Menominee River.

Once commissioned, the USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul will operate mostly near shore, doing things like clearing mines or tracking down small ships or submarines.

The inside of these ships is 40% open, so they can be reconfigured in a number of ways to support a variety of missions.

This is the second ship named Minneapolis-St. Paul. The first was a Los Angeles-class attack submarine that served from 1984 to 2008.

Two other ships have been named for just Minneapolis and two for St. Paul.


To see the original report follow this link to the WCCO News website. 

Boreal Ship Spotter - larger view here