Description: Click the photos to view larger image details. Photos represent the condition of the exact item you will receive. USS Lake Champlain (CV/CVA/CVS-39) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. She was the second US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812. In the late 1950s, she was redesignated as an antisubmarine carrier (CVS). Project Mercury Lake Champlain was selected as the prime recovery ship for America's first crewed space flight. She sailed for the recovery area on 1 May, and was on station on 5 May when Commander Alan Shepard was recovered, along with his spacecraft Freedom 7, after splashdown some 300 miles (480 km) down range from Cape Canaveral. Helicopters from the carrier visually tracked the descent of the capsule and were over it two minutes after splashdown. They recovered Shepard and the Freedom 7 capsule, delivering them safely to Lake Champlain's flight deck.
Price: 10 USD
Location: Duluth, Minnesota
End Time: 2023-11-27T21:02:22.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0.21 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Space Program Recovery Ship: Project Mecury Space Capsule Recovery
Year of Issue: January 5, 1959
Place of Origin: United States
Quality: Used
Event: Naval
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: USS Lake Champlain - Aircraft Carrier
Cancellation Type: Ship Cancel
