VALLEY FORGE CG 50 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Updated the page

2020-09-10T03:18:07Z

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	Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser<br/>		Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser<br/>
	Keel Laid April 14 1983 - Launched June 23 1984<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 14 April 1983 - Launched 23 June 1984<br/>Christening 29 September 1984<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS VALLEY FORGE CG-50'''<br/>Commissioned January 18 1986 - Decommissioned August 30 2004<br/><br/>		<li>'''USS VALLEY FORGE CG-50'''</li>Commissioned 18 January 1986 - Decommissioned 30 August 2004<br/><br/>
	Struck from NVR August 30 2004<br/>		Struck from the NVR 30 August 2004<br/>
	Sunk as target off Kauai, Hawaii on November 2 2006		Sunk as target off Kauai, Hawaii 2 November 2006
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_20040830_1_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_20040830_1_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
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	<li>[[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| Covers Page 1]]    (~~1990-92,2004~~)</li>		<li><!-- [[VALLEY_FORGE_CG_50_Covers_Page_1 \| -->USS Valley Forge CG-50 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->    (DATE RANGE)</li>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~220~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+)<br/>(USS)		Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+)<br/>(D2, USS)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1990-10-27		1990-10-27
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_19901027_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_19901027_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+)<br/>(A,USS)		Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+)<br/>(D2, A, USS)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1992-01-18		1992-01-18
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_19920118_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_19920118_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	1999-06-11		1999-06-11
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_19990611_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_19990611_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	1990-10-27		1990-10-27
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_19901027_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_19901027_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>San Diego, CA		USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>San Diego, CA
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	2004-08-30		2004-08-30
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_20040830_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_20040830_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for Valley Forge, the 1777–1778 winter encampment of General George Washington's Continental Army.<br/><br/>~~There have been two~~ ships of the US Navy ~~named~~ VALLEY FORGE - USS Valley Forge CV-45 and USS Valley Forge CG-50.		USS VALLEY FORGE earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3 awards), the Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 3 Campaign stars, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (6 awards), the US Coast Guard Special Operations Ribbon, the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
			'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for Valley Forge, the 1777–1778 winter encampment of General George Washington's Continental Army.<br/><br/>
			The ships sponsor was Mrs. Julia V. Taft, wife of William H. Taft, III, Deputy Secretary of Defense.<br/><br/>
			Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name VALLEY FORGE - [[PRINCETON_LPH_5_ \| USS VALLEY FORGE CV-37]] (Renamed Princeton), [[VALLEY_FORGE_LPH_8_ \| USS Valley Forge LPH-8]] and USS Valley Forge CG-50.
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GregCiesielski: added 1 cover

2010-04-08T12:32:06Z

added 1 cover

New page

<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>
Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser<br/>
Keel Laid April 14 1983 - Launched June 23 1984<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS VALLEY FORGE CG-50'''<br/>Commissioned January 18 1986 - Decommissioned August 30 2004<br/><br/>
Struck from NVR August 30 2004<br/>
Sunk as target off Kauai, Hawaii on November 2 2006
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_20040830_1_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</td>
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</table>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li>[[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1990-92,2004)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest
known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="220">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+)<br/>(USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1990-10-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_19901027_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_19901027_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Navy Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Gary_R_Rogak_ | Gary R. Rogak]]. OSC on back.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+)<br/>(A,USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1992-01-18
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_19920118_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_19920118_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
6th Anniversary, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Gary_R_Rogak_ | Gary R. Rogak]]. OSC on back.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2-2t(n+)<br/>(USS,FPO AP 96682-1170))
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1999-06-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_19990611_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_19990611_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Celebrating [[JOHN_A_MOORE_FFG_19_ | USS John A. Moore FFG-19]] being at the 1999 Rose Festival.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9-1(n+u)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1990-10-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_19901027_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_19901027_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Navy Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Gary_R_Rogak_ | Gary R. Rogak]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>San Diego, CA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2004-08-30
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ValleyForge_CG50_20040830_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Decommissioning_ | Decommissioning]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for Valley Forge, the 1777–1778 winter encampment of General George Washington's Continental Army.<br/><br/>There have been two ships of the US Navy named VALLEY FORGE - USS Valley Forge CV-45 and USS Valley Forge CG-50.



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