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Aircraft carrier (CV-45, CVA-45, CVS-45)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/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