Ticonderoga (CVA 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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C0 G RDI Rear Admiral Francis D. Foley, Commander Carrier Division One, and his Staj' embarked in Tieonderoga at Yohosuha, Japan, on August 15, 1960, after a tour of more than six months aboard the USS Ranger. CARDIV ONE is a welcome addition to the Ticonderoga family.

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January 1945 Then at dawn of the 6th of September with the shadow of Mt. Fuji barely discernible through the morning mist, Ticonderoga steamed into Tokyo Bay and dropped her anchors 0E Yokohama. Shortly thereafter the Ti was assigned to the Magic Carpet Fleet transporting veterans to the U.S. In March of 1946 she was taken to Puget Sound and placed in the inactive reserves for a well-deserved rest. During World War II Ticonderoga and her planes etched the following box score into the pages of history: 358 enemy aircraft destroyed or damaged, 11 enemy war- ships sunkg 30 enemy merchant ships sunkg 12 enemy war- ships damaged, 87 enemy merchant ships damaged. The Big T, as she became known, was roused for duty by the Korean Conflict in 1952 and was sailed to New York for modernization and recommissioning. She was recom- missioned on Sept. 11, 1954, after being rebuilt and equip- ped with many of the latest advances in carrier design. The Ti joined the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean in November of 1955. She carried with her three surprise packages-the A4D Skyhawk, the F4D Skyray and the F3H Demon, This new and deadly trio of jets was initiated into the ileet aboard the Ti. Her nine month training cruise-the longest ever logged bv an Atlantic Fleet carrier-ended when Ticonde- roga entered her home port of Norfolk on Aug. 2. Later that month the Ti was placed in the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a 31510-million face-lifting. After six months in the yards she emerged with an added 75 tons-an angled flight deck, enclosed hurricane bow and a landing mirror system-and returned to Pacific duty. She arrived at her new home port of Alameda, Calif., May 30, 1957. Ticonderoga is currently on her third West Pac tour since World War II. Capt. Robert F. Farrington is the llth Skipper to command the Big T. He relieved Capt. Turner F. Caldwell in August of this year, and will return Ticonderoga to her present home port of San Diego. --Commanding Oiiicersi Capt. D. Kiefer May 1944-Jan. 1945 Cdr. V.H. Briner Jan. 1945-J an. 1945 Capt. G.E. Short Jan. 1945-Feb. 1945 Capt. W. Stinton Feb. 1945-Mar. 1946 Capt. W.A. Schoech 1 Sept. 1954-Sept. 1955 Capt. A.McB. Jackson Sept. 1955-Oct. 1956 Capt. W.A. Stuart Oct. 1956-Oct. 1957 Capt. I. Chase, Jr. Oct. 1957-Sept. 1958 Capt. W.E. Coleman Sept. 1958-Sept. 1959. Capt. T.F. Caldwell Sept. 1959-Aug. 1960 Capt. R.F. Farrington Aug. 1960- 1960

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Sailors are nomadic animalsg their home is a matter of opinion. Next year it may be Norfolk, Alameda, Bremerton, New York or maybe even Corpus Christi. But this year Ticonderoga's men called San Diego home. Some thought Dego was great. Some hated it. A few didn't care one way or another ...... until it was time to go. Leaving was one of those things that was always in the future. Somehow we never quite believed it would come. Brown-baggers didn't talk about it too muchg first-cruisers looked forward with anticipation and, perhaps, with just a little appre- hensiong old timers were unimpressed-it was all old stuff to them. Then suddenly departure date was here and with it the 101 things that had to be done. 'Q xtfx fffgfd -3 1 ' ff-is . ir in ' -T-w.,, y f 44 ? . . . .equipment had to be loaded. . . . . - - - - - -and S0 did mell-