>From the “Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships,” 

(1981) Vol. 7, p.187.





TICONDEROGA



CG-47

Displacement:  8,910 t.

Length:  563’

Beam:  55’

Draft:  29’

Speed:  30+ k.

Armament:  2 5”; 2 Phalanx (CIWS); 1 launcher for 

	Standard & Harpoon; ASROC; 6 15.5” torpedo tubes

Class:  TICONDEROGA



	The fifth TICONDEROGA (CG-47) was laid down on 21 

January 1980 at Pascagoula, Miss., by the Ingalls 

Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries and was scheduled 

to be launched in March 1981.  Her projected delivery date 

was January 1983.



	[Launched on 25 April 1981, TICONDEROGA was 

commissioned on 22 January 1983.  As of December 1997, she 

is homeported in Pascagoula, Mississippi.



Internet:  www.defenselink.mil

“Jane’s Fighting Ships, 1997-98,” p.808.]





Transcribed by Michael Hansen

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