USS Ticonderoga (CG-47)

History of the Ticonderoga (CG-47)

The guided-missile cruiser USS Ticonderoga was developed from the Spruance-class ships designed and built in the 1970s to replace outdated WWII-era designs. The ship, the capital ship of the Ticonderoga class, was in service from the early 1980s to mid-2004, after which it was retired from the U.S. Navy. Her class consisted of four other ships of the same shape, designated USS Yorktown, USS Vincennes, USS Valley Forge, and USS Thomas S. Gates.

The USS Ticonderoga claims to be the first ship of its kind to implement the powerful Aegis combat system, which enables the ship to track and strike multiple incoming targetsa big departure from the single-minded warships of the past few decades.

Weapons form the heart of the Ticonderoga-class family, and the USS Ticonderoga is equipped with a variety of weapon types to perform multiple services in fleet defense. These include 2 x Mark 5" Mark 45 guns located front and rear. Dual Mk 26 rocket launchers are located aft of each main gun and can be fired with AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles or RIM-66 SM-2 missiles. Enemy aircraft Or missiles beyond this level of defense, 2 x 20mm Phalanx CIWS (Close-In Weapon System) and up to 4 x 12.7mm (0.50 caliber) machine guns provide a last resort.

For anti-ship attacks, the Ticonderoga can rely on 2 x 324mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes. On the rear of the flight deck (just in front of the rear Mk 26 rocket launcher), the USS Ticonderoga can also carry up to two Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III carry. /p ]

Power for the USS Ticonderoga is concentrated on four GE LM2500 gas turbines. These powered twin shafts with 80,000 shaft horsepower provide speeds of up to 32 knots. The ship has a displacement of about 9,600 tons and a crew of 387 people. The ship is centrally arranged and has double masts.

The guided-missile cruiser USS Ticonderoga was first ordered in 1978 (then known as DDG-47), launched in 1980, launched in 1981, and officially commissioned in 1983. She is currently inactive and decommissioned in 2004, removed from the Naval Ship Register on September 30, 2004. She currently resides at the Navy Inactive Ship Repair Facility in Philadelphia.

She is affectionately known as "Tico".

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