LAKE CHAMPLAIN CG 57

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser Keel Laid 3 March 1986 - Launched 3 April 1987 Christened 25 April 1987 USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN CG-57 Commissioned 12 August 1988

Naval Covers

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1. USS Lake Champlain CG-57 Covers Page 1    (1988-2017)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-45

1988-08-12

Commissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type FDC 2-1(n+)

1988-08-12

Commissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type FDC 9-1(n+u)

1988-08-12

Commissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1994-08-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

2006-04-26

Ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS)

1994-08-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+) (USS)

2006-04-26

Ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type 11-2n (USS, FPO AP 96671)

2017-12-28

Cachet by Dennis W. Gill

 

Locy Type 12-1n (USN,USS)

2008-06-07

Ship's cachet, serviced by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 12-2cn (USS,FPO AP 96671)

2018-08-12

30th Anniversary, received by Michael Brock. See below for the rest of the story.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2008-06-07

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet. Ship's cachet, serviced by Thad Kaczkowski

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Locy Type 12-2cn (USS,FPO AP 96671)

2018-08-12

30th Anniversary, received by Michael Brock. The rest of the story.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named after the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name LAKE CHAMPLAIN - USS Lake Champlain (1917), USS Lake Champlain CVS-39 and USS Lake Champlain CG-57.

 

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