USS Valley Forge CV-45 / CVA-45 / CVS-45 / LPH-8

April 28, 1948: F-8F Bearcat fighters fly past the USS Valley Forge CV-45.

 

USS Valley Forge CV-45 passing Gibraltar in May 1948.

 

USS Valley Forge CV-45 seen in the late 1940's.

 

USS Valley Forge CV-45 about to depart Trincomalee, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
The cruiser HMS Norfolk is seen in the background.

 

January 20, 1956: Crewmen on board the USS Valley Forge CVS-45 spell out the ship's nickname.