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US Navy - Guided Missile Cruiser CG 57 - USS Lake Champlain |
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Type,
class: Guided Missile Cruiser (CG); Ticonderoga
class Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA STATUS: Awarded: December 16, 1983 Laid down: March 3, 1986 Launched: April 3, 1987 Commissioned: August 12, 1988 Decommissioned: September 1, 2023 Fate: laid up at Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington Namesake: Battle of Lake Champlain - September 11, 1814 Ships Motto: INGENUITY - DARING - DISCIPLINE Technical Data: see: INFO > Ticonderoga class Guided Missile Cruiser - CG |
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 laid up at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington - August 2024  decommissioning ceremony - San Diego, California - September 1, 2023  during exercise Northern Edge 23-1 - Kodiak, Alaska - May 2023  during exercise Northern Edge 23-1 - Kodiak, Alaska - May 2023  Seattle Seafair and Fleet Week - Seattle, Washington - August 2022  Seattle, Washington - August 2022  returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - February 2022  returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - February 2022  Pacific Ocean - February 2022  Pacific Ocean - February 2022  Pacific Ocean - February 2022  Pacific Ocean - February 2022  Pacific Ocean - February 2022  Pacific Ocean - February 2022  Philippine Sea - January 2022  Indian Ocean - December 2021  South China Sea - November 2021  Bay of Bengal - October 2021  Bay of Bengal - October 2021  Bay of Bengal - October 2021  Philippine Sea - September 2021  Philippine Sea - September 2021  Philippine Sea - September 2021  Philippine Sea - September 2021  Philippine Sea - September 2021  Philippine Sea - September 2021  Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan - August 2021  Mk.15 Phalanx CIWS - Pacific Ocean - August 2021  Mk.15 Phalanx CIWS fire exercise - Pacific Ocean - July 2021  Naval Base San Diego, California - December 2020  during exercise RIMPAC 18 - Pacific Ocean - June 2018  during exercise RIMPAC 18 - Pacific Ocean - June 2018  during exercise RIMPAC 18 - Pacific Ocean - June 2018  Mk.45 gun fire during exercise RIMPAC 18 - Pacific Ocean - June 2018  Mk.45 gun fire during exercise RIMPAC 18 - Pacific Ocean - June 2018  Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - June 2018  arriving at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - June 2018  San Diego, California - May 2018  Mk.36 SRBOC chaff/decoy launcher - Pacific Ocean - March 2018  Mk.36 SRBOC chaff/decoy launcher - Pacific Ocean - March 2018  missile onload at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, California - January 2018  departing Naval Base San Diego, California - January 2018  departing Naval Base San Diego, California - January 2018  Mk.15 Phalanx CIWS fire exercise - Pacific Ocean - November 2017  landing signal officer (LSO) console - Pacific Ocean - November 2017  returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - June 2017  Sea of Japan - June 2017  Mk.45 Mod.2 gun fire exercise - Pacific Ocean - May 2017  Pacific Ocean - May 2017  Pacific Ocean - April 2017  Singapore - April 2017  Pacific Ocean - January 2017  Mk.45 Mod.2 gun fire exercise - Pacific Ocean - January 2017  Pacific Ocean - November 2016  off California - April 2016  off California - April 2016  Pacific Ocean - October 2014  during exercise RIMPAC 14 - Pacific Ocean - July 2014  during exercise RIMPAC 14 - Pacific Ocean - July 2014  during exercise RIMPAC 14 - Pacific Ocean - July 2014  during exercise RIMPAC 14 - Pacific Ocean - July 2014  departing Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii for exercise RIMPAC - July 2014  departing Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii for exercise RIMPAC - July 2014  Pacific Ocean - June 2014  Pacific Ocean - June 2014  Pacific Ocean - June 2014  Portland, Oregon - June 2014  Portland, Oregon - June 2014  San Diego, California - August 2011  Portland, Oregon - June 2011  Arabian Sea - December 2010  Pacific Ocean - September 2010  returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - July 2009  returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - July 2009  Mk.45 Mod.2 gun fire exercise - Pacific Ocean - March 2009  off Maldives - February 2009  off Maldives - February 2009  Pacific Ocean - February 2009  Pacific Ocean - February 2009  Pacific Ocean - April 2007  Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - April 2007  Philippine Sea - March 2007  Philippine Sea - March 2007  Pacific Ocean - February 2007  returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - July 2006  Pacific Ocean - July 2006  Pacific Ocean - July 2006  Pacific Ocean - July 2006  Pacific Ocean - July 2006  Indian Ocean - February 2006  Bay of Bengal - February 2006  Bay of Bengal - February 2006  returning to Naval Base San Diego, California - November 2004  Pacific Ocean - November 2004  Pacific Ocean - November 2004  Pacific Ocean - October 2004  Fremantle, Australia - September 2004  departing Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - July 2004  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - June 2004  Pacific Ocean - June 2004  departing Naval Air Station North Island, California - May 2004  departing Naval Air Station North Island, California - May 2004  Pacific Ocean - November 2003  during Operation Southern Watch - November 1997  Mk.45 Mod.2 gun fire exercise - November 1997  aft Mk.41VLS - Operation Southern Watch - November 1997  during Operation Southern Watch - September 1997  during exercise Kernel Blitz - June 1997  combat information center (CIC) - Pacific Ocean - 1992  machinery control console - Pacific Ocean - 1992  Pacific Ocean - 1991  Pacific Ocean - 1991  Pacific Ocean - 1991  Pacific Ocean - 1991  Pacific Ocean - 1991  San Diego, California - June 1990  arriving at Naval Base San Diego, California - October 1988  arriving in San Diego, California - October 1988  Pacific Ocean - October 1988  Pacific Ocean - October 1988  Pacific Ocean - October 1988  Pacific Ocean - October 1988  Pacific Ocean - October 1988  commissioning ceremony - New York - August 12, 1988  commissioning ceremony - New York - August 12, 1988  commissioning ceremony - New York - August 12, 1988  commissioning ceremony - New York - August 12, 1988  commissioning ceremony - New York - August 12, 1988  Newport, Rhode Island - July 1988  trials - Gulf of Mexico - April 1988  trials - Gulf of Mexico - April 1988  trials - Gulf of Mexico - April 1988  trials - Gulf of Mexico - April 1988  trials - Gulf of Mexico - April 1988  trials - Gulf of Mexico - April 1988  trials - Gulf of Mexico - April 1988  ship's data plaques |
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USS Lake Champlain (CG 57): Lake Champlain (CG-57) was laid down 3 March 1986 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula MS; launched 3 April 1987; and commissioned 12 August 1988. She was assigned to the Pacific Fleet, homeported at San Diego, California. The Lake Champlain departed on a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean in 2000. Steaming with the John C. Stennis (CVN-74) battlegroup, Lake Champlain traveled from San Diego through the snowy seas of Korea, around balmy Thailand, and into the arid climate of the Arabian Gulf. Here the ship participated with international navies in Exercises Neon Falcon and Arabian Gauntlet, and conducted Maritime Interception Operations (MIO) in support of the ongoing United Nations sanctions to stop the flow of illegal oil out of Iraq. In Neon Falcon and Arabian Gauntlet, Lake Champlain improved interoperability and fostered good will with forces from Europe as well as Arabian Gulf coalition partners. It also conducted tactical maneuvering drills, communications exercises and simulated mine avoidance operations. Additionally, Lake Champlain conducted MIO operations with Navy Seals in the North Arabian Gulf. Lake Champlain caught a number of illegal oil-smuggling vessels operating in conjunction with other allied units. MIO was a complex evolution consisting of tracking, querying and boarding of suspect vessels in addition to health and comfort inspections while waiting for them to be taken over by a coalition nation. During the deployment, the ship visited Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand, among others, as well as port calls in Townsville, and Mackay, Australia. Lake Champlain took part in June 2001 in Exercise Kernel Blitz (Experimentation), an Extending the Littoral Battlespace Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration. USS Lake Champlain deployed for a seven-month WESTPAC/Arabian Gulf deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom/Southern Watch, conducting Inspections under Maritime Interception Operations (MIO) in cooperation with coalition ships. In late May 2004, Lake Champlain joined the John C. Stennis (CVN-74) battle group on deployment. During the Northern Edge air exercise in June 2004, Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from the 4th BN, 123rd Aviation Regiment landed on the cruiser. 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. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated the incident. OSHA cited NASSCO, a Navy contractor in charge of the work, for seven serious safety violations and two minor safety violations at the site. The explosion occurred one day after NASSCO subcontractor Técnico Corporation fired a safety inspector who was responsible for measuring oxygen levels in enclosed worksites. The inspector subsequently filed a lawsuit against his former employer, alleging that he was a whistleblower who was fired after warning superiors that additional safety measures were needed on the ship. 2017 collision On 9 May 2017, a South Korean fishing vessel (about 60 to 70 feet (18 to 21 m) in length) collided with the port side of USS Lake Champlain while the ship was underway and conducting "routine operations in international waters" off Asia. No one was injured. The Navy ship had attempted to contact the vessel, but the fishing boat lacked a radio. 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. |
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The Battle of Plattsburgh, also known as the Battle of Lake
Champlain ... ended the final invasion of the northern states during the War of 1812. Fought shortly before the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, the American victory denied the British leverage to demand exclusive control over the Great Lakes and any territorial gains against the New England states. The British had used their victories at the Battle of Bladensburg and the Burning of Washington to counter any U.S. demands during the peace negotiations up to this point. The Americans were able to use the repulse at Plattsburgh to demand exclusive rights to Lake Champlain and deny the British exclusive rights to the Great Lakes. The victory at Plattsburgh and the British failure at the Siege of Baltimore, which came a few days later, denied the British any advantage for territorial gains in the Treaty of Ghent. Theodore Roosevelt stated it was the "greatest naval battle of the war"; Winston Churchill said it was a "decisive battle of the war." |
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