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020118-N-6153P-001 Atlantic Ocean (Jan. 18, 2002) -- (From lead, in foreground) USS Underwood (FFG 36), USS Ticonderoga (CG 47), USS Carney (DDG 64), USS Sir Winston Churchill (DDG 81), and USS Taylor (FFG 50) steam in a "Ships Parade" formation during Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 2002. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Phil Pruitt (RELEASED)
HArd to believe the Ticonderoga is old enough to be decomissioned - guess I am too! :-(
I was at Fort Ticonderoga once. While waiting out a storm to cross the river a stoke of lightning hit the ground 2 feet from my car. A memorable day.