USS Cooperstown
 USS Cooperstown at commissioning
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Cooperstown |
| Namesake | Cooperstown |
| Awarded | 29 December 2010[1] |
| Builder | Marinette Marine[1] |
| Laid down | 14 August 2018[2] |
| Launched | 19 January 2020[3] |
| Sponsored by | Alba Tull[3] |
| Christened | 29 February 2020[3] |
| Acquired | 20 September 2022[4] |
| Commissioned | 6 May 2023[5] |
| Homeport | Naval Station Mayport |
| Motto | America's Away Team |
| Status | In active service |
| Badge | _Crest.png) |
| 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.[6][7]
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.[8] Her name honors American military veterans[a] from multiple conflicts (starting with Morgan Bulkeley, first president of the National League, in the Civil War)[9] who are members of the Baseball Hall of Fame.[7][10]
Design
[edit]In 2002, the US Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships.[11] The Navy initially ordered two monohull ships from Lockheed Martin, which became known as the Freedom-class littoral combat ships after the first ship of the class, USS Freedom.[11][12] Odd-numbered US Navy littoral combat ships are built using the Freedom-class monohull design, while even-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the trimaran hull Independence-class littoral combat ship from General Dynamics.[11] The initial order of littoral combat ships involved a total of four ships, including two of the Freedom-class design.[11] Cooperstown is the 12th Freedom-class littoral combat ship to be built.
Construction and career
[edit]Marinette Marine was awarded the contract to build the ship on 29 December 2010,[1] at their shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin.[13] On 20 November 2019, United States Vice President Mike Pence toured the ship prior to giving a speech at Marinette Marine.[14] Cooperstown was launched on 19 January 2020 and christened on 29 February 2020.[3] She was delivered to the Navy in September 2022.[15] Her home port is Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida.[15]
During routine operations on 11 March 2023, Cooperstown provided emergency assistance to a sailing vessel that was in distress.[16]
On 6 May 2023, the ship was commissioned in New York City.[5][10]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The number of American military veterans who have been inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame was originally reported as 68.[7] Subsequent reports place the number at 70,[9] as both Gil Hodges and Buck O'Neil, who served in World War II, were elected in 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting.
References
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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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Littoral Combat Ship 23 (Cooperstown) Christened" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Cooperstown (LCS 23)" (Press release). NAVSEA. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ a b "USS Cooperstown is Commissioned in New York" (Press release). United States Navy. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "USS Cooperstown Mast-Stepping Ceremony". baseballhall.org. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Navy commissions USS Cooperstown; honors war veteran players". Associated Press. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ O'Rourke, Ronald (4 May 2010). "Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Start Of Construction on LCS 23 (Cooperstown)" (PDF). The Beacon (Summer 2017). Fincantieri Marinette Marine: 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.
- ^ a b Mongilio, Heather (26 September 2022). "Lockheed Martin Delivers 12th Freedom-Class LCS Cooperstown". USNI.org.
- ^ Junco, Anthony (11 March 2023). "USS Cooperstown Rescues Mariner". dvidshub.net.
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