USS Lake Erie (CG-70)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Lake Erie.

USS Lake Erie at Pearl Harbor on 26 June 2008
History
United States
NameLake Erie
NamesakeBattle of Lake Erie
Awarded25 February 1988
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down6 March 1990
Launched13 July 1991
Acquired12 March 1993
Commissioned24 July 1993
HomeportSan Diego
Identification
MottoCourage, Determination, Peace[1]
Honors and
awards		Battle Effectiveness Award – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2023[2][3][4]
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeTiconderoga-class cruiser
DisplacementApprox. 9,600 long tons (9,800 t) full load
Length567 feet (173 m)
Beam55 feet (16.8 meters)
Draft34 feet (10.2 meters)
Propulsion
Speed32.5 knots (60 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Complement30 officers and 300 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS Mk III helicopters.

USS Lake Erie (CG-70) is a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1993. She was named after the U.S. Navy's decisive victory in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. The cruiser was the first U.S. Navy ship to be commissioned in Hawaii.[5]

  1. ^ "Ship's Crest". USS Lake Erie (CG-70). Archived from the original on 25 December 2007.
  2. ^ "Rear Admiral Joseph A. Horn, Jr". United States Navy Biography. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  3. ^ Donnelly, Teresa (23 February 2007). "Russell, Lake Erie win Battle 'E' Award" (PDF). Hawai'i Navy News. Vol. 32, no. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2009.
  4. ^ Lantron, Michael A. (7 March 2008). "Pearl Harbor ships earn Battle "E"" (PDF). Hawai'i Navy News. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2012.
  5. ^ Buck, Tommy (7 August 2006). "Lake Erie Celebrates 13 Years of Success on the Seas". Navy News Service. NNS060807-20.