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The first USS ''Ticonderoga'' was a schooner in the United States Navy. ''Ticonderoga'' was built as a steamer in 1814 at Vergennes, Vermont. She was purchased by the Navy at Lake Champlain, converted to schooner rigging, and relaunched on 12 May 1814. 〔Maclay, 1894 p.28〕 She was the first of several U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name ''Ticonderoga''. ==Service history== ''Ticonderoga'' served with Captain Thomas Macdonough's squadron during the Battle of Plattsburgh on 11 September 1814.〔Maclay, 1894 p.28〕 Commanded by Lt. Stephen Cassin, ''Ticonderoga'' compelled sloop HMS ''Finch'' (formerly ) to surrender after riddling her with shot and forcing her aground.〔Roosevelt, 1883 p.391〕 She also assisted in the capture of sloop HMS ''Chubb'' (formerly ), and repelled several boarding attempts by British gunboats. Midshipman Hiram Paulding was on board ''Ticonderoga'' during the battle and used his pistol to discharge a cannon when firing matches proved defective. During the two-and-one-half-hour engagement, six members of ''Ticonderoga''s crew were killed, and six others were wounded. After the war, ''Ticonderoga'' was laid up at Whitehall, New York. A decade later, she was pronounced unworthy of repair and sold at public sale on 19 July 1825. She was rediscovered in 1958, raised and "salvaged" the next year; the wooden remains of this historic vessel are now on public display in Whitehall, New York. . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Ticonderoga (1814)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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