Ticonderoga II

For other ships named Ticonderoga, see Ticonderoga (disambiguation).

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. In the 1990s, she was replaced by the Lac Du Saint Sacrement.

History
United States
Name	LCI(L)-1085 (1944–1947)
Builder	Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City, Michigan
Commissioned	26 August 1944
Decommissioned	1947
Stricken	1947
History
United States
Name	Ticonderoga (II) (1950–1993)
Owner	Lake George Steamboat Company (1949–1993)
Fate	Scrapped at Lake George in 1993.
General characteristics
Class & 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

References

• Photo gallery of Ticonderoga II at NavSource Naval History no nationality or prefix;
• https://www.lakegeorge.com/history/steamboat-co-1950-to-2017/