U ss lake erie cg 70 guided missile cruiser dragon has launched a fantastic new large scale warship the new kit is an accurate 1700 scale rendition of uss lake erie cg 70 a ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser entering service on 24 july 1993 she was the first us navy usn ship commissioned in hawaii serving with the pacific fleet lake erie was the 24th ticonderoga class cruiser to be built with a standard displacement of 9 800 tonnes and a length of 173m the cruiser is arm