CVA-14 USS Ticonderoga WESTERN PACIFIC CRUISE 1961-1962

Namesake. Battle of Ticonderoga, The capture of Fort Ticonderoga occurred during the Revolutionary War on 10 May 1775, when a small force of Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Col. Benedict Arnold surprised and captured the fort's small British garrison.
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding, VA
Laid down. 1 Feb 1943
Launched. 7 Feb 1944
Commissioned. 8 May 1944
Decommissioned. 9 Jan 1947
Recommissioned. 1 Oct 1954
Decommissioned. 1 Sep 1973
Reclassified:
CVA-14, 1 Oct 1952
CVS-14, 21 Oct 1969
Stricken. 16 Nov 1973
Fate. Scrapped, 15 Aug 1974
Class and type. Essex-class aircraft carrier
Displacement. 27,100 long tons (27,500 t) standard
Length. 888 feet (271 m) overall
Beam. 93 feet (28 m)
Draft. 28 feet 7 inches (8.71 m)
Installed power. 8 × boilers 150,000 shp (110 MW)
Propulsion:
4 × geared steam turbines
4 × shafts
Speed. 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement. 3448 officers and enlisted
Armament:
12 × 5 inch (127 mm)/38 caliber guns
32 × Bofors 40 mm guns
46 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
Armor. Belt: 4 in, Hangar deck: 2.5 in, Deck: 1.5 in, Conning tower: 1.5 in
Aircraft carried. 90–100 aircraft