Ticonderoga II

Ticonderoga II was a passenger vessel owned by the Lake George Steamboat Company to operate on Lake George. It was refitted for passenger use from a decommissioned U.S. Navy vessel. Formerly USS LCI(L)-1085, she was an LCI(L)-351-class large landing craft built for the Navy during World War II. Like most ships of her class, she was not named by the Navy and known only by her designation until her refit.

History
United States
Name: LCI(L)-1085 (1944–1947)
Builder:
Commissioned: 26 August 1944
Decommissioned: 1947
Stricken: 1947
History
United States
Name: Ticonderoga (II) (1950–1993)
Owner: Lake George Steamboat Company (1949–1993)
Status: Scrapped at Lake George in 1993.
General characteristics
Class and type: LCI(L)-351-class large landing craft
Displacement: 246 t.(light), 264 t.(landing), 419 t.(loaded)
Length: 158 ft 5.5 in (48.298 m)
Beam: 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m)
Draft:
  • Light, 3 ft 1.5 in (0.953 m) mean
  • Landing, 2 ft 8 in (0.81 m) fwd, 4 ft 10 in (1.47 m) aft
  • Loaded, 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) fwd, 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) aft
Propulsion: 2 sets of 4 General Motors diesels, 4 per shaft, BHP 1,600, twin variable pitch propellers
Speed:
  • 16 knots (30 km/h) (max.)
  • 14 knots (26 km/h) maximum continuous
Endurance: 4,000 miles at 12 knots, loaded, 500 miles at 15 knots; and 110 tons of fuel
Capacity: 75 tons cargo
Troops: 6 Officers, 182 Enlisted
Complement: 4 officers, 24 enlisted
Armament:
  • 5 × 20 mm AA guns
  • 2 × .50" machine guns
Armor: 2" plastic splinter protection on gun turrets, conning tower, and pilot house

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