USS Cooperstown
Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
USS Cooperstown at commissioning | |
History | |
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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 | |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Freedom-class littoral combat ship |
Length | 378 ft (115 m) |
Speed | >40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph) |
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[lower-alpha 1] 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]