LPH 8 USS Valley Forge (1961-70)


USS Valley Forge (LPH 8) at Naval Station Subic Bay, Philippines - February 1969

USS Valley Forge (LPH 8) - off South Vietnam - circa 1968

USS Valley Forge (LPH 8) in dry dock at Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California - February 1967

USS Valley Forge (LPH 8) at Naval Station Subic Bay, Philippines - 1967

USS Valley Forge (LPH 8) at Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California - August 1966

1960's

USS Valley Forge (LPH 8) with HMR(L)-362 embarked - 1966

USS Valley Forge (LPH 8) transporting A-4 Skyhawk attack planes in addition to her usual complement of UH-34 helicopters - circa 1965

USS Valley Forge (LPH 8) - circa 1965

USS Valley Forge (LPH 8) during Operation Silver Lance - March 1965

USS Valley Forge (LPH 8) with 14 Sikorsky UH-34 Sea Horse helicopters from HMR(L)-361 - May 1964

USS Valley Forge (LPH 8) with 14 Sikorsky UH-34 Sea Horse helicopters from HMR(L)-361 - May 1964

USS Valley Forge (LPH 8) - 1964

USS Valley Forge (LPH 8) - circa 1962-63

USS Valley Forge (LPH 8) during Exercise Pot Shot - circa 1961-62
CVS 45 USS Valley Forge (1954-61)


USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) with Grumman S2F-1 Trackers (VS-27 / CVSG-56) embarked - 1960

USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) with Grumman S2F-1 Trackers (VS-27 / CVSG-56) embarked - 1960

USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) - launching the Winzen research balloon during Operation Skyhook - January 1960

USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) - launching the Winzen research balloon during Operation Skyhook - January 1960

USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - July 1959

USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) - June 1959

USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) with Task Group ALFA - Atlantic Ocean - 1959

USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) - 1959

USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) damage caused by heavy seas in the Atlantic - January 1959

USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) - Atlantic Ocean - November 1958

USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) - Atlantic Ocean - November 1958

USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) - Atlantic Ocean - August 1958

USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) with Sikorsky HSS-1 helicopters of HS-7 - July 1958

USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) - July 1957

USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) - May 1957

USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) - circa 1957

USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) - March 1956

USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) - March 1956

USS Valley Forge (CVS 45) - January 1956

circa 1955
CVA 45 USS Valley Forge (1952-54)


USS Valley Forge (CVA 45) Panama Canal - 1953

USS Valley Forge (CVA 45) approaching the Pedro Miguel Lock, Miraflores, Panama Canal - 1953
CV 45 USS Valley Forge (1946-52)


USS Valley Forge (CV 45) with ATG-1 embarked - 1951-52

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - 1951-52

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - off Korea - early 1951

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - 1950-51

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) with CVG-2 embarked  - circa 1951

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) departing San Diego, California with CVG-2 embarked  - December 1950

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) arriving at San Diego, California - December 1950

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) and USS Leyte (CV 32) moored at Sasebo, Japan - October-November 1950

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - Sasebo, Japan - August 1950

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - Grumman F9F-3 Panther (VF-52) - off Korea - July 1950

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - off Korea - July 1950

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) with CVG-5 embarked - Korean War - 1950

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - circa 1950

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - San Diego, California - November 1949

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) during Operation Miki - November 1949

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) during Operation Miki - November 1949

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) firing her 5"/38 guns during Operation Miki - November 1949

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat aircraft - September 1949

off Hawaii - May 1949

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) while transporting aircraft - April 1949

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) off California - April 1949

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - Gibraltar - May 1948

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - Gibraltar - May 1948

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - Gibraltar - May 1948

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) departing Trincomalee, Ceylon - April 1948

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - April 1948

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - Sydney, Australia - early 1948

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - Sydney, Australia - early 1948

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) with CVAG-11 embarked - 1947-48

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - circa 1947-49

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - circa 1947-49

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) with CVAG-11 embarked - circa 1947

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - December 1946

USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - circa 1946?