Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

CV-14 USS Ticonderoga

• Essex class (long-hull) Fleet Carrier:
• Displacement: 34,800 tons
• Length: 885'
• Beam: 147'6"
• Draft: 28'7"
• Speed: 33 knots
• Armament: 12 5"/38, 18x4 40mm, 60 20mm, 103 planes
• Complement: 3,448
• Geared turbine engines, 4 screws, 150,000 shaft hp
• Built at Newport News and commissioned 8 May 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Ticonderoga
• Diary of W. Hieter, WWII Veteran of the "Big T"

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Afire from kamikaze attacks, 21 Jan 45

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