USS Lake Champlain (CG-57)
_refuels_from_USNS_Pecos_(T-AO_197).jpg) The Lake Champlain refuels on the high seas |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Order | December 16, 1983 |
| Keel laying | March 3, 1986 |
| Launch | April 3, 1987 |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Commissioning | August 12, 1988 |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
9750 tons |
| length |
173 meters |
| width |
16.80 meters |
| Draft |
10.2 meters |
| crew |
approx. 390 |
| drive |
Four gas turbines, two shafts with a total of 80,000 hp |
| speed |
30+ knots |
| Armament |
2 launchers for anti-ship missiles, 2 triple torpedo launchers, 2 guns 127 mm, 122 VLS cells |
The USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) is a guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy and belongs Ticonderoga-class cruiser to.
history
The Lake Champlain was commissioned by Ingalls Shipbuilding in 1983 . There the cruiser was laid down in 1986 and launched after 13 months. The name of the ship is derived from the battle of Lake Champlain in 1814. Commissioning with the United States Navy took place in New York City in 1988 , after which the Lake Champlain drove through the Strait of Magellan into the Pacific to its home port of San Diego. In bad weather, the ship lost parts of the bow that were torn off in the storm.
The Lake Champlain performed its first mission during Operation Desert Storm . On the return trip from the Gulf, the cruiser supported rescue measures after the eruption of the Pinatubo in the Philippines. As part of Operation Enduring Freedom , Lake Champlain was also used in the Afghanistan area.
In 2006 the cruiser was involved in exercise Valiant Shield , it was in the combat group around the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) . At the beginning of 2007 the cruiser ran out with the Reagan . Among other things, the ships took part in exercises with the Japanese marine self-defense forces . In September, the Lake Champlain docked in San Diego to be overhauled. During the overhaul, a fire broke out on November 10th, injuring two workers but not causing any major damage to the ship.
In January 2009, the Lake Champlain moved with the combat group around the USS Boxer (LHD-4) in the western Pacific and the Persian Gulf. At the end of 2010, a mission to the Atlantic and the Middle East followed. Among other things, the cruiser took part in anti -submarine exercises with the navies of Australia and Italy.
On May 9, 2017, the USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) collided with a Korean fishing boat in the Sea of Japan . Both ships were able to continue their voyage largely undamaged.
Web links
- Entry in the Naval Vessel Register (Engl.)
- Official Homepage (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geoff Ziezulewicz: Navy's top officer calls for fleet-wide review in light of McCain disaster ( English ) In: www.NavyTimes.com . August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.