Displacement
45,000 tons tons standard; 51,670 tons maximum load
Dimensions
975'x212.3'x32.75'
Armament
12x6" guns (4x3)
45x20mm AA
25x40mm AA
Machinery
20 boilers
100,000 shp
6 shafts, 26 knots
Armor
11.4" belt, tappering to 99" at both ends
6" deck
14" barbettes and turrets
11" conning tower
Compilment
1,267 - 1,402
Carried aircraft
50 in each hull, total of 100. Usually wing of 40 fighters, 35 dive-bombers, and 25 torpedo bombers
Ships
-CV-04 USS Ticonderoga
-CV-05 USS Bunker Hill
History
The Ticonderoga-class came out of a proposal to increase the size of the small US carrier fleet, and design an excellent seakeeeping ship. Combining
two incomplete carrier hulls at the sides, the two ships were joined in a catameran-style carrier. The gap between the hulls was reeforced by an extra layer of carrier flight decks, and hanger deck. The island is placed right in the middle of the formation.
The USS Ticonderoga's configuration makes it the most seaworthy ship in the USN, and its massive hanger space allows it to carry 100 aircraft. The USS Ticonderoga and her sister ship, the USS Bunker Hill are both unable to pass through the Panama cannal and enter most ports. So two new ports were built on each coast and one in Pearl Harbor. The Ticonderoga is always in the Pacific and the Bnker Hill in the Atlantic. Currently, the Bunker Hill is scheduled to be transfered to the Pacific.
