SCRAPBOOK OF THE USS VALLEY FORGE CV45/CVA45/CVS45/LPH8

First Sea Trial - Down the Delaware River to Cape May N.J. - Dec. 10, 1946

USS VALLEY FORGE CV45

Maiden cruise down river

December 10, 1946 Maiden Cruise Down the Delaware River View - Starboard Side Heading Down River 1/3 Ahead - 9 Knots

Turn Around at Cape May NJ

December 10,1946 Maiden Cruise Down Delaware River Turn Around at Cape May N.J. Return to Philadelphia Navy Yard

Aerial View Flight Deck

Maiden Cruise Dec.10, 1946 Delaware Bay Aerial View of Flight Deck - Speed 1/3 Ahead

First Air Group Aboard

First Air Group Aboard Norfolk, Virginia View of Flight Deck - Port Side Forward Quarter

First Training Exercises (new paint)

Training Exercises View of Port Side - Standard Speed - 15 Knots Ahead

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The Birth of a Carrier - Philadelphia Navy Yard - Dry Dock #5 - SEPT. 7, 1944 CV45First Sea Trial - Down the Delaware River to Cape May N.J. - Dec. 10, 1946 CV45Classic Pictures Underway and at Anchor CV45 Storm Damage at Sea January 1959 on left CV45LPH8