Aircraft carrier (CV-45, CVA-45, CVS-45)

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried up to 90 aircraft
gptkbp:armament 12 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
gptkbp:awards 8 battle stars (Korean War)
3 battle stars (Vietnam War)
gptkbp:beam 93 ft (28 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Philadelphia_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:commissioned 3 November 1946
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 2,600
gptkbp:decommissioned 15 January 1970
gptkbp:displacement 27,100 tons (standard)
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aircraft carrier (CV-45, CVA-45, CVS-45)
gptkbp:laidDown 7 September 1944
gptkbp:launched 18 November 1945
gptkbp:length 872 ft (266 m)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Valley_Forge,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated in Operation Sea Dragon
Participated in Operation Passage to Freedom
Participated in Operation Starlite
Recovery ship for Project Mercury and Gemini missions
gptkbp:officialName USS Valley Forge
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines, 4 shafts
gptkbp:reclassified gptkb:CVS-45
gptkb:LPH-8
CVA-45
gptkbp:renamed USS Valley Forge
gptkbp:speed 33 knots
gptkbp:struck 29 October 1973
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Valley_Forge_(LPH-8)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7