USS Lake Champlain (CG-57)
USS Lake Champlain
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Name | Lake Champlain |
Namesake | Battle of Lake Champlain |
Awarded | 16 December 1983 |
Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 3 March 1986 |
Launched | 3 April 1987 |
Acquired | 1 June 1988 |
Commissioned | 12 August 1988 |
Decommissioned | 1 September 2023[1] |
Homeport | NB Kitsap-Bremerton |
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Motto | Ingenuity Daring Discipline[2] |
Status | Out of service |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ticonderoga-class cruiser |
Displacement | Approx. 9,600 long tons (9,800 t) full load |
Length | 567 feet (173 m) |
Beam | 55 feet (16.8 meters) |
Draft | 34 feet (10.2 meters) |
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Speed | 32.5 knots (60 km/h; 37.4 mph) |
Complement | 30 officers and 300 enlisted |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS Mk III helicopters. |
USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) is a
Lake Champlain was
Ship history
Deployments
She has been to the
On 25 January 1990 in the northern Philippine Sea, Lake Champlain rescued 14 sailors from MV Huazhu and transported the survivors to Subic Bay.[1][4] She aided in the evacuation of the Philippines during the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption while transiting to the Persian Gulf.[1]
Lake Champlain was assigned to
2007 explosion
On 10 November 2007 an explosion occurred in the ship's hull during routine maintenance in a San Diego dry dock. Six workers were injured, one of them critically. The explosion was caused when flammable gases ignited inside the fuel-tank compartment where the workers were working.
2017 collision
On 9 May 2017, a South Korean fishing vessel, approximately 60 to 70 feet (18 to 21 m) in length, collided with the port side of Lake Champlain while the ship was underway and conducting routine operations in international waters off Asia. No injuries were reported.[9][10] Lake Champlain had attempted to contact the fishing vessel, but it didn't have a radio.[9] The fishing vessel did not respond to Lake Champlain's emergency whistle. Both the cruiser and the fishing vessel were undamaged enough to be able to sail away under their own power.[10]
2023 end of service
Lake Champlain was
Awards
- Vice Admiral Thomas H. Copeman III Material Readiness Award – (2018)
- 11 Battle Effectiveness (Battle “E”) Awards, 3 Navy Unit Commendations, and 2 Meritorious Unit Commendations.[1]
Image gallery
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Lake Champlain conducting an emergency breakaway maneuver after completing an underway replenishment.
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Lake Champlain leaving Pearl Harbor
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Lake Champlain missing part of the hurricane bow, c.1988.
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Lake Champlain with hurricane bow, 2004.
References
- ^ "Official ships history: "Ingenuity, Daring, Discipline" – The Motto of LAKE CHAMPLAIN". lake-champlain.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Martin, R.K. (22 February 1990). "1989 Command History" (PDF). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Kristensen, E. K. (1 October 1991). "1990 Command History" (PDF). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Navy Vessel Explosion Injures Six People". Los Angeles Times. 11 November 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Shipyard explosion blamed on gas buildup". sandiegouniontribune.com. 28 December 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Liewer, Steve (24 November 2007). "OSHA Investigating Explosion Aboard Navy Ship". San Diego Union-Tribune. San Diego.
- ^ "Officials Confirm Violations That Led To Ship Fire". 10news.com. 6 May 2008. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ a b "A Look at Earlier Collisions Involving Navy Vessels". The New York Times. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Korean fishing boat collides with San Diego Navy warship". sandiegouniontribune.com. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2023.(subscription required)
- ^ "Navy Plans To Rid Itself Of Cruisers In Just Five Years". The War Zone. The Drive. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.