USS Ticonderoga (1918)

History
United States
NameUSS Ticonderoga
Launched13 January 1914
Acquiredby seizure, 1917
Commissioned5 January 1918
FateSunk in battle, 30 September 1918
General characteristics
TypeSteamship
Tonnage5,130 long tons (5,212 t) gross
Length401 ft 1 in (122.25 m)
Beam53 ft 2 in (16.21 m)
Draft25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
Depth of hold27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Armament
  • 1 × 6 in (150 mm) gun
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun

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.