USS Cooperstown
 Shown here is sister-ship USS Freedom underway on sea trials in February 2013 before her first deployment
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Cooperstown |
| Namesake | Cooperstown |
| Awarded | 29 December 2010[2] |
| Builder | Marinette Marine[2] |
| Laid down | 14 August 2018[3] |
| Launched | 19 January 2020[1] |
| Sponsored by | Alba Tull[4] |
| Christened | 29 February 2020[1] |
| Motto | America's Away Team |
| Status | Under construction |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Freedom-class littoral combat ship |
| Length | 378 ft (115 m) |
| Speed | >40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph) |
USS Cooperstown (LCS-23) is a Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the first naval ship named after Cooperstown, New York.[5][6]
Ray Mabus, while Secretary of the Navy, announced the naming of Cooperstown on 25 July 2015 during a ceremony at the Baseball Hall of Fame, which is located in Cooperstown. The announcement was part of the ceremony which was honoring baseball players who served in World War II.[7] Her name honors 68 military veterans from multiple conflicts (starting with the Civil War) who are members of the Baseball Hall of Fame.[6]
Marinette Marine was awarded the contract to build the ship on 29 December 2010,[2] at their shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin.[8]
On 20 November 2019, Vice President of the United States Mike Pence toured the ship prior to giving a speech at Marinette Marine.[9]
Cooperstown was launched on 19 January 2020 and christened on 29 February 2020.[1] Her homeport will be Naval Station Mayport.
References[]
- ^ a b c "Littoral Combat Ship 23 (Cooperstown) Christened". Lockheed Martin. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cooperstown (LCS-23)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Team Freedom Lays Keel on Nation's 23rd Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship Cooperstown". United States Department of Defense. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship USS Cooperstown". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Navy to commission USS Cooperstown". Cooperstown Crier. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Start Of Construction on LCS 23 (Cooperstown)" (PDF). The Beacon. Fincantieri Marinette Marine (Summer 2017): 3. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ Sussman, Rob (20 November 2019). "Pence Touts Jobs in Marinette Speech". WTAQ News Talk. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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