![]() “It was a million hours of effort…to get Cleveland from just being pieces of steel, to what you see behind you," he said, gesturing to the ship as it floated in the river. ![]() MARINETTE (NBC 26) - An era of Naval warships came to an end Saturday, when the future USS Cleveland, the last ship of its class, slid sideways down a ramp into the waters of the Menominee riverĪccording to officials, the ship's crew and roughly 3,000 guests and dignitaries gathered at Fincantieri Marinette Marine to watch as the Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ship 31 was christened "Cleveland" and launched.įincantieri Marinette CEO Mark Vandroff said the ship, listed at 387 feet long and 3,500 metric tons, took a massive effort by his company and partners Gibbs & Cox and Lockheed Martin to complete. ![]()
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