The US Navy postpones service with the USS Minneapolis-St.

The commissioning of the USS Minneapolis-St coastal combat ship

"The newly discovered design defect on Freedom-class battleships involves bearings in the high-speed clutch of the integrated system, forcing the industrial and naval contractor to fix the ships under construction and

Battleship Minneapolis-St.

The United States develops coastal combat ships to carry out missions in shallow coastal waters to prevent enemy access by sea.

The Freedom-class warships have a displacement of 3,500 tons, are equipped with a naval cannon Mk 110 57 mm, two Mk 44 30mm cannons, a cluster of launchers containing 21 RIM-116 anti-aircraft missiles, 8 RGM-184A specialized missiles.

The Independence class battleship has a two-hull design with a displacement of about 3,000 tons, can reach a top speed of more than 80 km / h with a weapon configuration similar to the Freedom class.