USS Lake Champlain (CG-57)

USS Lake Champlain (CG-57)

USS "Lake Champlain" (CG-57) is a Ticonderoga class cruiser in the United States Navy. It is the third ship to be named "Lake Champlain", in honor of Battle of Lake Champlain, which took place during the War of 1812.

hip history

"Lake Champlain" was laid down 3 March 1986 at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, launched 3 April 1987 and commissioned 12 August 1988 at Intrepid Pier at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City, Captain Ralph K. Martin commanding. She then steamed to her homeport of San Diego, via Cape Horn, South America, losing part of her Hurricane Bow in heavy seas. She has been to the Persian Gulf many times, first as a part of Operation Desert Shield, then later following Desert Storm. She aided in the evacuation of the Philippines during the Mount Pinatubo eruption while transiting to the Persian Gulf.

November 2007 Explosion

On November 10, 2007 an explosion occurred on the ship during routine maintenance in a San Diego dry dock. Six workers were injured, two critically. The explosion was apparently caused when flammable gases, inside the pump room where the workers were working, ignited. [Los Angeles Times, "Navy Vessel Explosion Injures Six People", November 11, 2007.] On November 23, 2007 the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that it would be conducting an investigation into the explosion. [Liewer, Steve, "OSHA Investigating Explosion Aboard Navy Ship", "San Diego Union-Tribune", November 24, 2007, [http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20071124-9999-7m24osha.html] .]

References

External links

* [http://www.lake-champlain.navy.mil/ Official web site]
* [http://www.hullnumber.com/CG-57 CG-57 Personnel Roster at HullNumber.com]
* [http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/CG57.htm Naval Vessel Register - CG-57]
* [http://www.navysite.de/cg/cg57.html unofficial navysite.de: USS "Lake Champlain" (CG-57)]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/1157/040157.htm navsource.org: USS "Lake Champlain" (CG-57)]

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