This page features images of USS Valley Forge in port during her first Korean War deployment, May-December 1950.
For more pictures of Valley Forge's activities during
the first months of the Korean War, see:
For links to further views of Valley Forge's activities
and operations in 1950-53, see:
USS Valley Forge -- Korean War Era
Actions and Activities -- Selected Views
For links to additional views related to USS Valley Forge,
see:
USS Valley Forge (CV/CVA/CVS-45 and
LPH-8) -- Selected Views.
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."
Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.
Photo #: 80-G-426270 USS Valley Forge (CV-45) and USS Leyte (CV-32) Moored at Sasebo, Japan, circa October-November 1950. USS Hector (AR-7) is moored beyond the two carriers, with other U.S. and British warships in the distance. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 94KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-418734 USS Valley Forge (CV-45) (left) and USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) (center) At their anchorages at Sasebo, Japan, during Korean War resupply activities, 23 August 1950. The ship in the right distance is USS Rochester (CA-124). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 71KB; 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 96951 USS Valley Forge (CV-45) Liberty party boards a motor launch to go ashore, as the carrier was replenishing at Sasebo, Japan, during a break from Korean War operations. Original photo is dated 23 August 1950. This view looks forward from amidships along the ship's port side. The deck-edge elevator is visible in the upper left. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 130KB; 600 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 96941 USS Valley Forge (CV-45) Arrives at San Diego, California, 1 December 1950, following seven month's service in Far Eastern waters and five months of Korean War Operations. A few days later, she was hurriedly recalled to the war zone to help counter the Chinese Communist offensive. A Fletcher class destroyer is moored in the left foreground, and several YMS-type minesweepers are alongside the waterfront at right. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 147KB; 740 x 625 pixels |
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For more pictures of Valley Forge's activities during
the first months of the Korean War, see:
For links to further views of Valley Forge's activities
and operations in 1950-53, see:
USS Valley Forge -- Korean War Era
Actions and Activities -- Selected Views
For links to additional views related to USS Valley Forge,
see:
USS Valley Forge (CV/CVA/CVS-45
and LPH-8) -- Selected Views.
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."
Page made 15 September 1999
Coding updated 7 October 2001