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NH 96932 USS Valley Forge (CV-45)

Photo #: NH 96932 USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
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Title: USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
Description: Gets up steam as she prepares to leave Trincomalee, Ceylon, after a two-day visit by U.S. Task Force 38, circa April 1948. The British heavy cruiser Norfolk is in the right background, and a Royal Navy light cruiser is partially visible at left. Photograph was released for publication on 24 April 1948. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 96932
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