WELCOME TO LCS 21

What’s Next?

In July 2019, Duluth was identified as the port where the ship will be commissioned. The Navy has approved May 21, 2022 as the commissioning date of USS Minneapolis Saint Paul (LCS 21) in the port of Duluth. The commissioning will occur at 10:00 CDT at the Port of Duluth.

The ship will be home ported in Mayport, Florida.

The Minnesota Navy League has been designated as the lead for the commissioning of USS Minneapolis Saint Paul. The Commissioning Committee depends on sponsorships from corporations and individuals to help fulfill this obligation to the US Navy and the ship’s crew. 

You can contribute to the Commissioning by clicking on the Donate Button. You can also request tickets to the ceremony by clicking on the LCS Page and then on the Request Tickets link. Also, you can order LCS Merchandise by clicking on the LCS page and going to the LCS Store. We have baseball caps, coins, patches and artwork that may be purchased.

COVID-19 Guidance

If the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) community levels in St. Louis County, Minnesota rise above the low range and enter the medium or high range, the following will be required in order to attend the commissioning ceremony:

• All attendees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (two weeks after their second dose in a two-dose vaccination series, such as Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson and Johnson’s Janssen vaccine). Note: the latest possible date to receive the final required dose will be Friday, 6 May.

• Those who are not fully vaccinated or decline to provide vaccination status must provide proof of a negative Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved or authorized COVID-19 test taken no earlier than 72 hours prior to the ceremony.

• Masks may be required depending on COVID-19 safety measures promulgated by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, the Department of Defense, and the Department of the Navy. Please come prepared with your own mask.

CDC Community Level data for St. Louis County, Minnesota can be found at: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/

Enter St. Louis County, Minnesota in the “COVID in Your Community” Field.

For those unable to attend in person, the Navy will Live Stream the ceremony. The link is:

www.dvidshub.net/webcast/28516

The link will open for the event at 9:50 a.m. Central Daylight Time on May 21st.