USS Ticonderoga
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The ships named USS Ticonderoga commemorate the capture of Fort Ticonderoga on 10 May 1775 by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys.
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- The first USS Ticonderoga (1814) was a 17-gun schooner of Commodore Thomas Macdonough's flotilla in the victorious Battle of Plattsburgh on 11 September 1814. It was in service from 1814 to 1825.
- The second USS Ticonderoga (1862) was a screw sloop-of-war which served with distinction during the American Civil War. It was in commission from 1863 to 1881.
- The third USS Ticonderoga (1918) was a former German cargo ship that served the Naval Overseas Transportation Service during World War I in 1917 and 1918.
- The fourth USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) was a long-hull Essex-class fleet aircraft carrier which served from 1944 to 1973, earning 17 battle stars for service during World War II and the Vietnam War.
- The fifth USS Ticonderoga (CG-47) was a guided-missile cruiser and lead ship of her class. Launched in 1981, she was decommissioned on 30 September 2004
[edit] Fictional vessels
- CVN-87 Ticonderoga Submersible Carrier from the fictional world of the Rifts role-playing game.[1]
- NCC-74676 USS Ticonderoga is a Star Trek fan club in Utah. It was founded on 25 October 1997 for members of Starfleet Command's Seventh Fleet living in the Ogden through Layton areas.[2]
- A fictional fleet battle station in the 1997 film Starship Troopers was named Ticonderoga.
- A fictional Proxima class starship in the video game Star Trek: Legacy for the PC and Xbox 360.
[edit] References
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