The ships named USS Ticonderoga commemorate the capture of Fort Ticonderoga on May 10 1775 by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys.

[edit] U.S. Navy vessels

• The first USS Ticonderoga (1814) was a 17-gun schooner of Commodore Thomas Macdonough's flotilla in the victorious Battle of Lake Champlain on September 11 1814. It was in service from 1814 to 1825.

• The second USS Ticonderoga (1863) was a steam 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 September 30 2004

[edit] Fictional vessels

• CVN-87 Ticonderoga Submersible Carrier from the fictional world of Rifts.^[1]
• NCC-74676 USS Ticonderoga is a Star Trek Fan Club founded October 25 1997 in Utah for members of the Seventh Fleet living in the Ogden through Layton areas.
• 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

1. ^ CVN-87 Ticonderoga Submersible Carrier

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Star Trek Fan Club of USS Ticonderoga