USS Ticonderoga (1918)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Ticonderoga |
| Launched | 13 January 1914 |
| Acquired | by seizure, 1917 |
| Commissioned | 5 January 1918 |
| Fate | Sunk in battle, 30 September 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steamship |
| Tonnage | 5,130 long tons (5,212 t) gross |
| Length | 401 ft 1 in (122.25 m) |
| Beam | 53 ft 2 in (16.21 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
| Depth of hold | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
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The third USS Ticonderoga was a steamship in the United States Navy which served as a cargo ship.
She was originally built as Camilla Rickmers, a steamer, in 1914 by Rickmers Aktien Gesellschaft, at Bremerhaven, Germany, and operated by Rickmers Reederei & Schiffbau Aktien Gesellschaft. She was seized by United States Customs officials in 1917; turned over to the Navy; fitted out as an animal transport; renamed Ticonderoga; and commissioned at Boston in the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS) on 5 January 1918.