&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USS-Freedom-130222-N-DR144-174-crop.jpg) Sister-ship USS Freedom underway on sea trials in February 2013
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| 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 |
| Badge | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USS_Cleveland-LCS_31-CoA.png) |
| 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] |
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]
- ^ a b c d e f "Cleveland (LCS-31)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Team Freedom Lays Keel For Future USS Cleveland (LCS 31)" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Littoral Combat Ship 31 (USS Cleveland) Christened And Launched" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "USS Cleveland (LCS 31)". The Institute of Heraldry. U.S. Army. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Navy Statement on Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). NAVSEA. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ Tim Ryan (19 February 2019). "Congressman Tim Ryan Announces Details on Forthcoming USS Cleveland" (Press release). United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 25 March 2019.