This page features ship portrait views of USS Valley Forge taken in 1946-49, showing her in her original configuration.
For links to additional views of USS Valley Forge, see:
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Photo #: NH 95361 USS Valley Forge (CV-45) Off the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 10 December 1946. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute Photo Collection, 1984. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 92KB; 740 x 555 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 67495 USS Valley Forge (CV-45) Photographed circa 1947-48. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 52KB; 740 x 375 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 67496 USS Valley Forge (CV-45) Photographed circa 1947-48. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 53KB; 740 x 480 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-705399 USS Valley Forge (CV-45) Four F8F "Bearcat" fighters fly past the ship, 28 April 1948. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 115KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: NH 95363 USS Valley Forge (CV-45) Steams past Gibraltar in May 1948. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute, James C. Fahey Collection, 1984. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 102KB; 740 x 590 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 95364 USS Valley Forge (CV-45) Underway at sea, while transporting aircraft, 26 April 1949. Planes on deck forward include R4D, PV, F7F, SNB/JRB and SNJ types, all normally based ashore. Those aft are carrier types: F4U, F8F and SB2C. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute Photo Collection, 1984. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 123KB; 740 x 605 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 96935 USS Valley Forge (CV-45) Rounds Diamond Head, Oahu, while en route from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to San Diego, California, on 17 May 1949. She was transporting the headquarters of Rear Admiral H.B. Sallada, Commander, Air Force, Pacific Fleet, from Pearl Harbor to San Diego, and carried a deck load of flying boats and land-based planes. Aircraft types visible on her flight deck include one PBM, six PBY and 2 F4U parked aft. Those visible amidships include one R4D, one P2V, seven JRB/SNB and seven SNJ. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 142KB; 740 x 615 pixels |
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Photo #: USN 1046225 USS Valley Forge (CV-45) Photographed circa 1947-49. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. Online Image: 90KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-1046225. |
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For links to additional views of USS Valley Forge, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 13 September 1999
Coding updated 7 October 2001