CG-50 USS Valley Forge

1986 to 2004

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Ticonderoga class
CG - Guided-Missile Cruiser

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Call Sign:	NVFP
Shipyard:	Ingalls Shipbuilding

See Also:	CV Essex (long hull) class CVS-45 CV Essex (long hull) class LPH-8

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History of CG-50 USS Valley Forge
1981-aug-28	Ordered	as DDG-50
1983-apr-14	Laid down
1984-jun-23	Launched
1986-jan-18	Commissioned
1991-feb	Deployment	Operation Desert Shield/Storm Relieved the USS Princeton after she was damaged by two mines in the Persian Gulf
1999-oct-9	Deployment	Oakland Harbor Pier 68 San Francisco Fleet Week 1999 Present for Fleet Week 1999. HSL-49 SH-60B 162109 / 102 embarked.
2004-aug-30	Decommissioned
2004-aug-30	Struck
2006	Fate: sunk	as target near Kauai, Hawaii

Specifications

from Ticonderoga class
400	crew
9600	full load (tn)
173	length (m)
16.80	beam (m)
10.20	draught (m)
6000	range (nm)
32	max speed (knots)



4	Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500
2	Naval Engine propulsion system: COGOG



2	Missile Launcher Mk 141 quad Harpoon
2	Missile Launcher Mk 26



2	Naval Gun Mark 45 5/54 inch (127mm)
2	Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm
2	Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm



1	Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPY-1 AEGIS

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