1945 to 1966    

CV-39 USS Lake Champlain

US US Navy





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Flight Deck: 39
Call Sign: NTCR
See Also: CG Ticonderoga VLS class CG-57





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History of US USS Lake Champlain CV-39

1943-mar-15Laid downLaid down at Norfolk Naval Yard
1944-nov-02LaunchedLaunched from dry dock
1945-jun-03CommissionedCommissioned
1957-augRefitRefit converted to anti-submarine carrier, as CVS-39
1958-julDeploymentDeployment LB off Lebanon 6th Fleet Operation Blue Bat part of US 6th Fleet, when tasked with support for Lebanese stability operations in Eastern Mediterranean. HUP-2 of HU-2 (det 34) and HSS-1 of HS-3 were embarked. Operations continued until 23 Aug.
1958-sep-04HomeportHomeport Quonset Point, RI
1961-may-05DeploymentDeployment Project Mercury recovered Mercury capsule Freedom 7 and with it Commander Alan Shepard after its first sub-orbital flight, by HSS-1N Seabat of HS-5.
1965-jan-19DeploymentDeployment Project Gemini recovered unmanned Gemini test capsule after a sub-orbital flight, by an embarked SH-3.
1965-aug-29DeploymentDeployment Project Gemini recovered Gemini 5 capsule and with it Charles Conrad and L Gordon Cooper, after its orbital flight, by embarked SH-3.
1966-may-02DecommissionedDecommissioned at Philadelphia Naval Yard
1969-dec-01StruckStruck
1972-apr-28Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped sold for scrapping



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  Specifications


Essex (long hull) class
38000full load (tn)
270length (m)
28beam (m)
9.50draught (m)
33max speed (knots)




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