![]() ![]() “I’m proud to see the Navy has named Littoral Combat Ship 31 after the great city of Cleveland. Upon the ship’s successful completion, the ship will be commissioned at the Port of Cleveland before joining its fleet in Mayport, Florida. Over the past five years, Fincantieri Marinette has sub-contracted $14.6 million to 14 Ohio contractors and suppliers. The USS Cleveland will be built by Fincantieri Marinette Marine Corporation on the shores of the Great Lakes in Marinette, Wisconsin and will hold the hull number LCS 31. Navy has finalized the contract to build the USS Cleveland, a Freedom Variant Littoral Combat Ship, and will soon commence construction. Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), and Tim Ryan (D-OH), announced that the U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), joined by U.S. ![]() Navy photo courtesy of Muckley Photography/Released) As part of the surface fleet, LCS has the ability to counter and outpace evolving threats independently or within a network of surface combatants. Littoral combat ships are high-speed, agile, shallow draft, mission-focused surface combatants designed for operations in the littoral environment, yet fully capable of open ocean operations. 180620-N-VV532-223 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 26, 2018) USS Montgomery (LCS 8) transits from Naval Base San Diego to the Pacific Ocean to conduct routine operations and training. ![]()
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