| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Aircraft Carrier |
| Class | Essex |
| Pennant | CV 14 |
| Mod | Long hull group |
| Built by | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 1 Mar 1943 |
| Launched | 7 Feb 1944 |
| Commissioned | 8 May 1944 |
| End service | 16 Nov 1973 |
| History | Hancock was renamed Ticonderoga before completion on 1 May 1943. |
| Former name | Hancock |
Commands listed for USS Ticonderoga (CV 14)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Capt. Dixie Kiefer, USN | 8 May 1944 | 21 Jan 1945 |
| 2 | T/Cdr. Harmon Vedder Briner, USN | 21 Jan 1945 | 28 Jan 1945 (1) |
| 3 | T/Capt. Giles Ezra Short, USN | 28 Jan 1945 | 7 Feb 1945 |
| 4 | T/Capt. William Sinton, USN | 7 Feb 1945 | 7 May 1946 (1) |
| 5 | T/Cdr. Warren Ronald Thompson, USN | 7 May 1946 | 4 Nov 1946 (1) |
| 6 | Lt.Cdr. William James Pendola, USN | 4 Nov 1946 | 27 Dec 1946 (1) |
| 7 | T/Cdr. Warren Ronald Thompson, USN | 27 Dec 1946 | 9 Jan 1947 (1) |
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