USS Langley (CVL-27)
Independence-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy in service 1943-1947 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Langley.
USS Langley (CVL-27) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier that served the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947, and French Navy as La Fayette from 1951 to 1963.
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USS Langley (October 1943) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation |
Laid down | 11 April 1942 |
Launched | 22 May 1943 |
Commissioned | 31 August 1943 |
Decommissioned | 11 February 1947 |
Fate | Transferred to French Navy 8 January 1951 |
France | |
Name | La Fayette |
Acquired | 8 January 1951 |
Commissioned | 1951 |
Decommissioned | 1963 |
Identification | R96 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 1963 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Independence-class aircraft carrier |
Displacement | 11,000 tons |
Length | 622.5 ft (189.7 m) |
Beam |
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Draft | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) |
Complement | 1,569 officers and enlisted |
Armament | 26 × 40 mm guns |
Aircraft carried | 45 aircraft |
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