How a U.S. Navy Essex-Class Aircraft Carrier Became a 'Space

In an innovative twist of fate, the decommissioned USS Valley Forge, an Essex-class aircraft carrier with a storied military history, was transformed into the fictional space freighter Valley Forge for the 1971 film "Silent Running."

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