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USS Cleveland (LCS-31)
Littoral combat ship of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
For other ships with the same name, see USS Cleveland.
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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 | Under construction |
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General characteristics | |
Class and 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] |
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