 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Ichibva kuNaval Station Norfolk, Virginia, kwayaizogara, ichangobva kuiswa muPascagoula, Ticonderoga yakapedza kurovedza muCaribbean neAtlantic Ocean. Yakasvika kuNorfolk musi wa3 Chikumi 1983 ndokuzoendeswa musi wa20 Gumiguru kuMediterranean neboka revatakuri veIndependence. Kunyange zvazvo akambomira kwenguva pfupi paPortsmouth, kuEngland, Ticonderoga akaendeswa kumhenderekedzo yeBeirut pashure pokurwiswa kwebhomba kwemizinda yeU.S. Marine musi wa23 October 1983. Mukati memazuva ake 48 ari panzvimbo, akapfura pfuti dzake dzamasendimita mashanu pamapoka epfuti ehondo achiedza kupfura ndege mbiri dzehondo dzeF-14 Tomcat dzaiita basa rekuongorora pamusoro peRebhanoni. Ticonderoga yakamira pachiteshi muHaifa, Israel nokuda kweGore Idzva uye ipapo yakadzokera kuNorfolk, ichisvika pana 4 May 1984. 