1986 to 2004    

CG-50 USS Valley Forge

US US Navy





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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 US USS Valley Forge CG-50

1981-aug-28OrderedOrdered as DDG-50
1983-apr-14Laid downLaid down
1984-jun-23LaunchedLaunched
1986-jan-18CommissionedCommissioned
1991-febDeploymentDeployment Operation Desert Shield/Storm Relieved the USS Princeton after she was damaged by two mines in the Persian Gulf
1999-oct-09DeploymentDeployment Oakland Harbor Pier 68 San Francisco Fleet Week 1999 Present for Fleet Week 1999. HSL-49 SH-60B 162109 / 102 embarked.
2004-aug-30DecommissionedDecommissioned
2004-aug-30StruckStruck
2006Fate: sunkFate: sunk as target near Kauai, Hawaii



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  Specifications


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

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

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

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

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

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