330-PSA-102-64 (USN 711462): USS Decatur (DD-936) collides with USS Lake Champlain (CVS-39), view shows Decatur’s mast topping to the water, May 6, 1964, during operations in the Atlantic.  The two ships collided while Decatur was clearing the carrier after underway refueling operations.  Decatur proceeded under her own power to Norfolk Naval Base accompanied by USS Gearing.  Decatur suffered extensive damage to her stacks and superstructure when the destroyer went under the overhanging flight deck of the carrier.    No personnel were injured during the collision.  Photographed by AN Thomas J. Parrett, USN.  (2015/10/27).
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