{"id":19820,"date":"2021-02-03T00:14:23","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T00:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/02\/03\/navy-postpones-uss-minneapolis-st-paul-commissioning-after-design-defect-discovered\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:16:02","slug":"navy-postpones-uss-minneapolis-st-paul-commissioning-after-design-defect-discovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2021\/02\/03\/navy-postpones-uss-minneapolis-st-paul-commissioning-after-design-defect-discovered\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy postpones USS Minneapolis-St. Paul commissioning after design defect discovered"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DULUTH, Minn. \u2014 The U.S. Navy says the commissioning of the USS Minneapolis-St. Paul in Duluth is on hold after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2020\/12\/15\/the-us-navy-is-investigating-a-potential-lcs-class-wide-design-flaw\/\" target=_blank>a design defect was discovered<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/breaking-news\/2021\/01\/19\/the-us-navy-halts-deliveries-of-freedom-class-littoral-combat-ship\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/detroit_lcs.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Navy halts deliveries of Freedom-class littoral combat ship<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Navy has told Lockheed Martin it will not accept deliveries of the Freedom-variant LCS until the combining gear issue is fixed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile 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,\u201d Brian Skon, chairman of the USS Minneapolis-St. Paul Commissioning Committee, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2021\/01\/19\/the-us-navy-halts-deliveries-of-freedom-class-littoral-combat-ship\/\" target=_blank>The Navy did not provide a timeline <\/a>for when it is expected to be commissioned or go into service following the gear fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2020\/12\/16\/the-us-navy-is-investigating-a-potential-lcs-class-wide-design-flaw\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/little_rock.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Navy investigates potential LCS class-wide design flaw<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. Navy is nearing a conclusion that it has a big problem on its hands.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The USS Minneapolis-St. Paul is the 21st littoral combat ship in the Navy\u2019s fleet. 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