{"id":41301,"date":"2019-06-16T02:28:13","date_gmt":"2019-06-16T02:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/16\/new-littoral-combat-ship-launches\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:59:10","slug":"new-littoral-combat-ship-launches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/06\/16\/new-littoral-combat-ship-launches\/","title":{"rendered":"New littoral combat ship launches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MARINETTE, Wis. \u2014 A shipyard on the border between Wisconsin and Michigan was for one day crowded with Minnesotans who showed up Saturday to watch the launch of the U.S. Navy\u2019s newest combat ship, named in honor of the Twin Cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The littoral combat ship Minneapolis-St. Paul was dropped sideways into the water Saturday at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin, about 55 miles north of Green Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ship is designed to be fast and agile in order to conduct missions close to shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ship\u2019s sponsor, Northfield, Minnesota native and Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy Jodi J. Greene, christened the ship by smashing a bottle of champagne against its bow, the EagleHerald<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greene said her role as sponsor has allowed her to reconnect with her Minnesota roots in the last few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Being the Navy sponsor of the future USS Minneapolis-St. Paul is the honor of a lifetime,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t