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USS Cleveland by the Numbers: Inside the Navy's Newest Littoral Combat Ship

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The USS Cleveland made history as the first U.S. Navy warship commissioned in Ohio. Here's a closer look at the ship.

When the USS Cleveland was welcomed into the fleet — on the shores of its namesake city — on May 16, it made history as the first U.S. Navy warship ever to be commissioned in Ohio. Designed to sail in both the open ocean and shallower shoreline waters, the vessel is the final Freedom-variant littoral combat ship built for the Navy. Here is a closer look at the new ship by the numbers. 

Estimated build cost: $600 to $800 million

Crew: 115

Length: 378.3 feet

Beam (width): 57.4 feet

Displacement: Approximately 3,500 metric tons

Draft (depth below the waterline): 13 feet

Top speed: 47 knots (54 mph)

Number of naval ships named for the city of Cleveland: 4

Date the first USS Cleveland was commissioned: Nov. 2, 1903

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