| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:ship gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
 
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                                | gptkbp:aircraftCarried | up to 90 
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                                | gptkbp:armament | 32 × 40 mm AA guns 12 × 5 in guns
 46 × 20 mm AA guns
 
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                                | gptkbp:awards | 8 battle stars for Korean War 3 battle stars for Vietnam War
 
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                                | gptkbp:beam | 93 ft 
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                                | gptkbp:builder | gptkb:Philadelphia_Naval_Shipyard 
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                                | gptkbp:commissioned | 3 November 1946 
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                                | gptkbp:crewComplement | 2,600 
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                                | gptkbp:decommissioned | 15 January 1970 
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                                | gptkbp:displacement | 27,100 tons 
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                                | gptkbp:fate | sold for scrap 
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                                | gptkbp:homeport | gptkb:San_Diego,_California 
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                                | gptkbp:hullNumber | gptkb:CV-45 gptkb:CVS-45
 gptkb:LPH-8
 
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                                | gptkbp:laidDown | 7 September 1944 
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                                | gptkbp:launched | 18 November 1945 
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                                | gptkbp:length | 888 ft 
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                                | gptkbp:namedAfter | Battle of Valley Forge 
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                                | gptkbp:notableEvent | recovered two Project Mercury space capsules 
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                                | gptkbp:operator | gptkb:United_States_Navy 
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                                | gptkbp:participatedIn | gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War
 gptkb:Operation_Magic_Carpet
 
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                                | gptkbp:propulsion | Steam turbines 
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                                | gptkbp:reclassified | gptkb:CVS-45_(anti-submarine_warfare_carrier) gptkb:LPH-8_(amphibious_assault_ship)
 
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                                | gptkbp:speed | 33 knots 
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                                | gptkbp:struck | 29 October 1970 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Fast_Carrier_Task_Force gptkb:Bethlehem_Shipbuilding_Corporation
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | USS Valley Forge (CV-45) 
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