USS Valley Forge
Essex-class aircraft carrier
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USS Valley Forge was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the first US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named after Valley Forge, the 1777–1778 winter... Wikipedia
Length: 889′
Launched: July 8, 1945
Aircraft carried: 90–100 aircraft
Commissioned: 21 November 1946
Complement: 3448 officers and enlisted
Decommissioned: 16 January 1970
Installed power: 8 × boilers; 150,000 shp (110 MW)
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