She was named for Valley Forge, where the Continental Army camped during one winter in the American Revolution.

During the 1986 RIMPAC naval exercise, she acted as the plane guard for the aircraft carrier USS Ranger.

She saw action during Desert Storm in the USS Ranger battle group and served as the overall Anti-Air warfare commander for the gulf (Bravo Zulu AAWC).

Valley Forge was sunk on 2 November 2006, as part of target practice on a test range near Kauai, Hawaii.

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