Ships hit during WWI

Ticonderoga

NameTiconderoga
TypeSteamer
GRT5,130 tons
Country  American
Built1914
BuilderRickmers A.G., Bremerhaven
OperatorU.S. Navy Naval Overseas Transportation Service
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Ticonderoga


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
130 Sep 1918U 152 (Adolf Franz)SunkSunk shortly after dawn by gunnery after falling behind its convoy with engine problems overnight.
43° 05'N, 38° 43'W
Norfolk & New York - La Pallice

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Two officers — Lieutenant Frank Muller, and Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Junius Fulcher — taken prisoner. Lt. Commander James J. Madison, Ticonderoga’s commanding officer, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for this action.

Position of attack on Ticonderoga


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