CVS-45 USS Valley Forge

Namesake. Battle of Valley Forge, the third of eight winter encampments for the Continental Army's main body, commanded by General George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War
Builder. Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, PA
Laid down. 14 Sep 1943
Launched. 5 Nov 1945
Commissioned. 21 Nov 1946
Decommissioned. 16 Jan 1970
Reclassified:
CVA-45, 1 Oct 1952
CVS-45, 1 Jan 1954
LPH-8, 1 Jul 1961
Fate. Scrapped, Oct 1971
Class and type. Essex-class aircraft carrier
Displacement. 27,100 long tons (27,500 t) standard
Length. 888 feet (271 m) overall
Beam. 93 feet (28 m)
Draft. 28 feet 7 inches (8.71 m)
Installed power. 8 × boilers 150,000 shp (110 MW)
Propulsion:
4 × geared steam turbines
4 × shafts
Speed. 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement. 3448 officers and enlisted
Armament:
12 × 5 inch (127 mm)/38 caliber guns
32 × Bofors 40 mm guns
46 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
Armor. Belt: 4 in (102 mm), Hangar deck: 2.5 in (64 mm), Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm), Conning tower: 1.5 inch
Aircraft carried. 90–100 aircraft