USS Lake Champlain
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Three ships of the United States Navy
have been named USS Lake Champlain, after the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812
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, was a cargo ship in use during 1918 and 1919 and then sold
, was an aircraft carrier
in service from 1945 to 1966
, is a guided missile cruiser commissioned in 1988 and currently in active service
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
have been named USS Lake Champlain, after the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
.
, was a cargo ship in use during 1918 and 1919 and then sold
, was an aircraft carrier
Aircraft carrier
An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power worldwide without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations...
in service from 1945 to 1966
, is a guided missile cruiser commissioned in 1988 and currently in active service