CG-50 USS Valley Forge Patch Military Insignia Navy Cruiser

This CG-50 USS Valley Forge Patch Military Insignia Navy Cruiser measures 5 inches and is new.

USS VALLEY FORGE was the fourth TICONDEROGA - class guide missile cruiser and the first ship in her class to be decommissioned. VALLEY FORGE's primary mission was to operate with aircraft carrier battle groups in extreme threat environments. The ship's purpose was to detect, classify and track hundreds of potential targets simultaneously in the air, on the surface, and under the sea. USS VALLEY FORGE was last homeported in San Diego, Calif. After decommissioning, the VALLEY FORGE was laid-up at Pearl Harbor, Hi. On November 2, 2006, she was sunk as a target off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, becoming the first Aegis-equipped ship ever used as target in a sinkex. General Characteristics: Awarded: August 28, 1981 Keel laid: April 14, 1983 Launched: June 23, 1984 Commissioned: January 18, 1986 Decommissioned: August 30, 2004 Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss. Propulsion system: four General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine engines Propellers: two Blades on each Propeller: five Length: 567 feet (173 meters) Beam: 55 feet (16,8 meters) Draft: 34 feet (10,2 meters) Displacement: approx. 9,600 tons full load Speed: 30+ knots Cost: about $1 billion Aircraft: two SH-60 Sea Hawk (LAMPS 3) Armament: two Mk 26 missile launchers for Standard missiles and ASROC, Mk 46 torpedoes, Harpoon missile launchers, two Mk 45 5-inch/54 caliber leightweight guns, two Phalanx CIWS Crew: 33 Officers, 27 Chief Petty Officers and approx. 324 Enlisted