USS Valley Forge (CG-50)

	USS Valley Forge in San Diego on 2 November 2002
History
United States
Name	Valley Forge
Namesake	Valley Forge
Ordered	28 August 1981
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down	14 April 1983
Launched	23 June 1984
Christened	29 September 1984
Commissioned	18 January 1986
Decommissioned	30 August 2004
Stricken	30 August 2004
Identification	Call sign: NVFP; ; Pennant number: CG-50;
Motto	First In War - First In Peace
Fate	Sunk as target, 2 November 2006
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General characteristics
Class & type	Ticonderoga-class cruiser
Displacement	Approx. 9,600 long tons (9,800 t) full load
Length	567 feet (173 m)
Beam	55 feet (16.8 meters)
Draft	34 feet (10.2 meters)
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engines; 2 × controllable-reversible pitch propellers; 2 × rudders;
Speed	32.5 knots (60 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Complement	30 officers and 300 enlisted
Sensors &; processing systems	AN/SPY-1A/B multi-function radar; AN/SPS-49 air search radar (Removed on some ships); AN/SPG-62 fire control radar; AN/SPS-73 surface search radar; AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar; AN/SQQ-89(V)1/3 - A(V)15 Sonar suite, consisting of:; AN/SQS-53B/C/D active sonar; AN/SQR-19 TACTAS, AN/SQR-19B ITASS, & MFTA passive sonar; AN/SQQ-28 light airborne multi-purpose system;
Armament	2 × Mk 26 missile launchers; 68 × RIM-66 SM-2; 20 × RUR-5 ASROC; 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles; 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/54 caliber Mark 45 lightweight gun; 2–4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) cal. machine gun; 2 × Phalanx CIWS; 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes;
Aircraft carried	2 × MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS Mk III helicopters.

USS Valley Forge (CG-50) was a Ticonderoga-class cruiser in the United States Navy. She was named for Valley Forge, where the Continental Army camped during one winter in the American Revolution.

History
USS Valley Forge in San Diego on 2 November 2002
United States
Name	Valley Forge
Namesake	Valley Forge
Ordered	28 August 1981
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down	14 April 1983
Launched	23 June 1984
Christened	29 September 1984
Commissioned	18 January 1986
Decommissioned	30 August 2004
Stricken	30 August 2004
Identification	Call sign: NVFP Pennant number: CG-50
Motto	First In War - First In Peace
Fate	Sunk as target, 2 November 2006
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	Ticonderoga-class cruiser
Displacement	Approx. 9,600 long tons (9,800 t) full load
Length	567 feet (173 m)
Beam	55 feet (16.8 meters)
Draft	34 feet (10.2 meters)
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engines 2 × controllable-reversible pitch propellers 2 × rudders
Speed	32.5 knots (60 km/h; 37.4 mph)
Complement	30 officers and 300 enlisted
Sensors & processing systems	AN/SPY-1A/B multi-function radar AN/SPS-49 air search radar (Removed on some ships) AN/SPG-62 fire control radar AN/SPS-73 surface search radar AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar AN/SQQ-89(V)1/3 - A(V)15 Sonar suite, consisting of: AN/SQS-53B/C/D active sonar AN/SQR-19 TACTAS, AN/SQR-19B ITASS, & MFTA passive sonar AN/SQQ-28 light airborne multi-purpose system
Armament	2 × Mk 26 missile launchers 68 × RIM-66 SM-2 20 × RUR-5 ASROC 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/54 caliber Mark 45 lightweight gun 2–4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) cal. machine gun 2 × Phalanx CIWS 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried	2 × MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS Mk III helicopters.