Keywords: US Navy 040930-N-4397B-008 Crew members assigned to the guided missile cruiser USS Ticonderoga (CG 47), man the rails one final time, awaiting the order to disembark the ship as she is decommissioned after 22 years of exemplary.jpg en Naval Station Pascagoula Miss Sept 30 2004 - Crew members assigned to the guided missile cruiser USS Ticonderoga CG 47 man the rails one final time awaiting the order to disembark the ship as she is decommissioned after 22 years of exemplary service to her country Ticonderoga's decommissioning ceremony was held at her homeport Naval Station Pascagoula in front of a crowd of almost 800 many of who were former plank owners and crew members The guided missile cruiser was the fifth ship to bear the name Ticonderoga The ship will be towed to the Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia Pa where a final decision on the eventual disposition of the ship will be made U S Navy Photo by Stacey Byington RELEASED 2004-09-30 040930-N-4397B-008 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 17992 U S Navy Photo by Stacey Byington PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Station Pascagoula Manning the rail in the United States Navy Ship decommissioning USS Ticonderoga CG-47 Disembarking in water transport |