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USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) is a Ticonderoga class cruiser in the United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
. 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
War of 1812

The War of 1812, between the United States of America and the British Empire , was fought from 1812 to 1815.There were several immediate stated causes for the U.S....
.

ake Champlain was laid down 3 March 1986 at Ingalls Shipbuilding
Ingalls Shipbuilding

Ingalls Shipbuilding is a shipyard located in Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA, originally established in 1938, and is now part of Northrop Grumman Ship Systems....
, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Pascagoula, Mississippi

Pascagoula is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States. It is the principal city of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Pascagoula metropolitan area, as a part of the Gulfport, Mississippi–Biloxi, Mississippi–Pascagoula, Mississippi Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula combined statistical area....
, launched 3 April 1987 and commissioned 12 August 1988 at Intrepid Pier at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum

The Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum is a museum ship in New York City located at North River Pier 86 at 46th Street on the West Side of Manhattan....
 in New York City
New York City

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, Captain Ralph K.






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USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) is a Ticonderoga class cruiser in the United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
. 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
War of 1812

The War of 1812, between the United States of America and the British Empire , was fought from 1812 to 1815.There were several immediate stated causes for the U.S....
.

Ship history

Lake Champlain was laid down 3 March 1986 at Ingalls Shipbuilding
Ingalls Shipbuilding

Ingalls Shipbuilding is a shipyard located in Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA, originally established in 1938, and is now part of Northrop Grumman Ship Systems....
, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Pascagoula, Mississippi

Pascagoula is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States. It is the principal city of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Pascagoula metropolitan area, as a part of the Gulfport, Mississippi–Biloxi, Mississippi–Pascagoula, Mississippi Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula combined statistical area....
, launched 3 April 1987 and commissioned 12 August 1988 at Intrepid Pier at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum

The Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum is a museum ship in New York City located at North River Pier 86 at 46th Street on the West Side of Manhattan....
 in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, Captain Ralph K. Martin commanding. She then steamed to her homeport of San Diego, via Cape Horn
Cape Horn

Cape Horn island is the southernmost Headlands and bays of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile.Cape Horn is widely considered to be the most southerly point of South America, and marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage; for many years it was a major milestone on the clipper route, by which sailing ships carried tr...
, South America, losing part of her Hurricane Bow in heavy seas. She has been to the Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. Historically and commonly known as the Persian Gulf, this body of water is sometimes Persian Gulf naming dispute referred to as the Arabian Gulf by certain Arab countries or simply The Gulf, although nei...
 many times, first as a part of Operation Desert Shield
Gulf War

"Persian Gulf War" and "First Gulf War" redirect here. For other uses, see Persian Gulf War .The Persian Gulf War was a United Nations-authorized military conflict between Iraq and a Coalition of Gulf War from 34 nations commissioned with expelling Iraqi forces from Kuwait after Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait of Kuwait in August 1990....
, then later following Desert Storm. She aided in the evacuation of the Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
 during the Mount Pinatubo
Mount Pinatubo

Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano located on the island of Luzon, at the intersection of the borders of the Philippine provinces of Zambales, Tarlac, and Pampanga....
 eruption while transiting to the Persian Gulf.

November 2007 Explosion

On 10 November 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. On 23 November 2007 the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Occupational Safety and Health Administration

The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Labor. It was created by Congress of the United States under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, signed by President Richard M....
 announced that it would be conducting an investigation into the explosion.

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