USS Valley Forge

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Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Valley Forge, in memory of the hardships of the winter at Valley Forge during the American Revolutionary War.

  • The first Valley Forge (CV-45) was an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1946, active in the Korean War, converted to an amphibious assault ship LPH-8, and served in the Vietnam War until decommissioning in 1970. Prior to decommissioning, the carrier was used as a film set for a spaceship (also named Valley Forge) in the 1971 film Silent Running
  • The second Valley Forge (CG-50) was a guided missile cruiser commissioned in 1986 and decommissioned in 2004 at San Diego Naval Station.

A fictional Excelsior class starship called the USS Valley Forge (NCC-43305), was seen in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Tears of the Prophets".

A fictional spaceship called the Valley Forge was seen in the movie and book Starship Troopers.

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