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USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG 57)


       
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Charlie - Papa - November

CLASS - TICONDEROGA (Flight II)
Displacement 9,589 (FL) Tons, Dimensions, 565' 10" (oa) x 55' x 31' 6" (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/54RF, 2 VLS, (122 Missiles)
2 x 20mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 x 25mm Bushmaster mg. 6 x12.75" TT. 2 LAMPS Helos.
Machinery, 80,000 SHP; G.E. Gas Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 30+ Knots, Crew 370.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid on 03 MAR 1986 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS
Launched 03 APR 1987
Commissioned 12 AUG 1988
Home port: San Diego, CA

Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski

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Lake Champlain 108k Seen here in heavy seas off Cape Horn from the USS Independence (CVA 62) - Late 1988 or Early 1989. The Champlain's Hurricane Bow was ripped off in this storm. (comment updated by Alan Grooms) USN
Lake Champlain 100k Coming alongside USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to refuel, Eastern Pacific, November 1991. Rick Rowan
Lake Champlain 96k Coming alongside USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to refuel, Eastern Pacific, November 1991. Note the MK 41 VLS and Mk 45 5"/54 gun. Rick Rowan
Lake Champlain 110k Coming alongside USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to refuel, Eastern Pacific, November 1991. Good superstructure view. Rick Rowan
Lake Champlain 82k Coming alongside USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to refuel, Eastern Pacific, November 1991. Stern view including Help hanger, MK 41 VLS, MK 45 5"/54 and Harpoon canisters.. Rick Rowan
Lake Champlain 310k The Guided Missile Cruiser USS Lake Champlain patrols the Arabian Gulf with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz CVN 68 Battle Group in support of Operation Southern Watch. Photo November 16, 1997. Steven A. Cardali
Lake Champlain 285k

July 6, 2004 -- Guided missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) leaves Pearl Harbor where it will participate in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This years exercise includes seven participating nations; Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region. U. S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class David
A. Levy.

DOD photo #040706-N-6811L-221

Bill Gonyo
Pecos 57k

USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) conducts an emergency break away exercise after completing a Replenishment At Sea (RAS) with USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) in the Pacific Ocean.

US Navy photo # 041110-N-1281L-048 by PH1 John S. Lill, USN.
Jack Treutle
Lake Champlain 310k

A Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter flies ahead of the guided missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) as the ship maneuvers off the coast of Southern California on Oct. 30 2005. Lake Champlain is part of Commander, Carrier Strike Group and is operating with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as they undergo a Composite Unit Training Exercise. The Seahawk is attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21. DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Burden, U.S. Navy. (Released)

DOD photo #051030-N-7130B-274

Jack Treutle
Lake Champlain  

The guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (left) (DDG 73) follows the cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) during maneuvers off the coast of Southern California on Oct. 29, 2005. Both ships are part of Commander, Carrier Strike Group 7 and are undergoing their composite unit training with the Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Pacific Ocean. DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Burden, U.S. Navy. (Released)

DOD photo #051029-N-7130B-123

Harold Newbill

USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG 57) History
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Additional Resources
Official USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) website.
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.

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