The first USS Ticonderoga was a 17-gun schooner? of [Commodore MacDonough]?'s flotilla in the victorious [Battle of Lake Champlain]? on September 11, 1814. She served from 1814 to 1825.
The second USS Ticonderoga was a steam sloop-of-war? which served with distinction during the Civil War. She was in commission from 1863 to 1881.
A former German cargo ship was transformed into the third USS Ticonderoga, which served the Naval Overseas Transportation Service during World War I in 1917 and 1918.
USS Ticonderoga (CV/CVA/CVS-14), fourth to bear the name, was a long-hull Essex-class fleet aircraft carrier. "The Big T" served from 1944 to 1973, earning 17 Battle Stars for service during World War II and the Vietnam War. The carrier also received three awards of the Navy Unit Commendation and the Meritorious Unit Commendation.
USS Ticonderoga (DDG/CG-47), fifth to bear the name, is a guided-missile cruiser, homeported in [Pascagoula, Mississippi]?. The "Tico" is the lead ship of her class?.
The contract to build her was awarded to [Ingalls Shipbuilding]? September 22, 1978. Her keel was laid down January 21, 1980, she was launched April 25, 1981, delivered December 13, 1982, and commissioned January 22, 1983.
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