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USS VALLEY FORGE (DDG/CG 50)

       
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Victor - Foxtrot - Papa

CLASS - TICONDEROGA
Displacement 9,589 (FL) Tons, Dimensions, 565' 10" (oa) x 55' x 31' 6" (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/54RF, 2 Twin Missile Launchers, (88 Missiles) 8 Harpoon SSM 4x2,
2 x 20mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 x 25mm Bushmaster mg. 6 x12.75" TT. 2 LAMPS Helos.
Machinery, 80,000 SHP; G.E. Gas Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 30+ Knots, Crew 370.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid on 14 APR 1983 at Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, MS
Launched 23 JUN 1984 and Commissioned 18 JAN 1986
Decommissioned 30 AUG 2004
Stricken 30 AUG 2004
Fate: Sunk as target off Kauai, Hawaii on 2 NOV 2006.
Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski
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By And/Or Copyright
Valley Forge
04015008		 451k Christening Booklet, 29 SEP 1984. Robert M. Cieri
Valley Forge
04015009		 436k Commissioning Booklet, 18 JAN 1986. Robert M. Cieri
Valley Forge 42k Port bow view. USN
Valley Forge 53k Passing the Arizona memorial, Pearl Harbor Hawaii. USN
Valley Forge 108k Port bow view. USN
Valley Forge
04015012		 336k Starboard bow view while underway in 1986. Robert M. Cieri
Valley Forge 86k USS Valley Forge in San Diego, pierside at North Island. Feb 1987. Lacy Lee, RM1 USN Ret.
Valley Forge 76k Port side view, anchored in Hong Kong Harbor, May 1991. William Chiu
Valley Forge
04015010		 395k Welcome Aboard booklet, circa 1993. Robert M. Cieri
Valley Forge
04015011		 224k Chamge of Command booklet, 25 JUN 1993 Robert M. Cieri
Valley Forge 63k The guided missile cruiser USS Valley Forge (CG 50) heads out of San Diego bay to begin their regularly scheduled six-month deployment after pulling away from the pier at Naval station 32nd street. November 2, 2002 Steven A. Cardali
Valley Forge 55k The guided missile cruiser USS Valley Forge (CG 50) heads out of San Diego bay to begin their regularly scheduled six-month deployment after pulling away from the pier at Naval station 32nd street. November 2, 2002 Steven A. Cardali
Bunker Hill
04015210		 76k

Ships belonging to the USS Constellation (CV-64) Battle Group parade their colors during an a airshow on board Constellation. From front to rear: USS Bunker Hill (CG-52), USS Valley Forge (CG-50), USS Milius (DDG-69), and USS Thach (FFG-43). The carrier was decommissioned in August 2003. Photo by PHC Donald Bray , October 2003.

U.S. Navy photo #030529-N-9076B-010

Bill Gonyo
USS VALLEY FORGE (DDG/CG 50) History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
Additional Resources
Official USS Valley Forge (CG 50) website.
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
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