A Follow Up on the USS Ticonderoga-- Part 2

Continued from Jan. 5th.

The Ticonderoga was originally a merchant steamer that was bought by the US Navy while it was under construction.  It was completed as a schooner and armed with twelve heavy cannons before being launched in May 1814.

A few months later, on September 11, 1814, it helped defeat the British at the Battle of Plattsburgh at Lake Champlain's northern end.  This stopped a British invasion of New York state.

After the war, it was used at Whitehall by East Bay.  Later, it became a hulk and sank until raised in the 1950s.

Other ships with the name Ticonderoga name included a World War II aircraft carrier.  Unfortunately, New York has no plans for the Ticonderoga's preservation.

The locations of other British and American Revolutionary War and War of 1812 sunken ships are known, but still underwater, making this the only really accessible one to the general public.

The Story of a Ship.  --Brock-Perry