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CV-14 Ticonderoga
United States Navy aircraft carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Essex-long 1943/02/01
Newport News Shipb. & Dry Dock Co., Newp. News
1944/02/07 1944/05/08 1974/08/15
scrap
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 33/10a, 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/09/04       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/09/05 44/09/13     sail Panama Canal > San Diego   66 
44/09/13 44/09/19     San Diego - load provision, fuel, aviation gas etc   66 
44/09/19 44/09/24     sail San Diego > P.H.   66 
44/09/24 44/10/14     P.H. - trainings, test underway transfer of aviation bombs from AKs   66 
44/09/28 44/09/30   19.14 training exercises off P.H.   105 
44/10/14 44/10/29     sail P.H. > Eniwetok (brief stop) > Ulithi   66 
44/10/29 44/11/25 King2 38.3/CarDiv6/DF     66 
44/11/06   King2 38.3/CarDiv6/DF sinking AO Marifu Maru in Mariveles harbor (14-26N, 120-29E)   85 
44/11/25     38.3 sinking Kumano in Dasol Bay, Luzon (15-45N, 119-48E)   66 
44/12/01 44/12/24 Love3 38.3 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/21 Mike1 38.4 (CVG-80)   80 
45/01/21     38.4 disable(kami-2)  
45/01/21 45/01/24     sail to Ulithi   66 
45/01/24 45/01/28     Ulithi - transfer WIA to AH, load passengers bound for US   66 
45/01/28 45/02/15     sail Ulithi > P.H. (brief stop) > Puget Sound   66 
45/02/15 45/04/20     Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - repairs   66 
45/04/21 45/05/01     sail Puget Sound > NAS Alameda (ambark planes) > P.H.   66 
45/05/01 45/05/08?     P.H. - training   66 
45/05/11 45/05/22     sail P.H. > Taroa, Marshalls > Ulithi (escort = DesDiv113)   66 
45/05/17       strike Taroa, Marshalls  
45/05/22 45/05/28 Iceber 58.4 CVG-87   66  81 
45/05/28 45/06/13 Iceber 38.4 CVG-87   66 
45/07/01 45/07/03   38.3 raid Home Islands - CVG-87   66  81 
45/07/03 45/07/24     disjoined to Apra Harbor, Guam for reduction gear repairs   66 
45/07/24 45/08/15   38.3 raid Home Islands - CVG-87   66  81 
45/08/22 45/09     TU flagship - cover occupation forces   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex Hancock, 1952/10/01 > CVA-14, 1969/10/21 > CVS-14
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars Kumano
Notice: "G code"from 45/07/27: V; nickname "Tico"