The future USS Cleveland (LCS 31) is a Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship currently being built in Marinette, Wisconsin. The fourth Navy ship in U.S. history to be named Cleveland, LCS 31 will be 378 feet long with a beam of 57 feet and displacement of 3,500 metric tons.
The Department of the Navy projects the future USS Cleveland will be commissioned in the fall of 2025. The event will take place on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland. LCS 31 will be the first of the four ships named for Cleveland ever to make a port call there, much less enter active service in her namesake city.
We caught up with Steve Thomaselli on Public Square on Saturday May 10 and he told us about the ship and the upcoming Parade of Ships and ceremonies in conjunction with the new ship. Volunteers and donors are still needed. Get more information at the USS Cleveland Legacy Foundation website.
