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USS Langley

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Length165 m
Aircraft carried: None (as Jupiter); 36 (as Langley);
Built1920 (converted to an aircraft carrier); 1936 (converted to a seaplane tender)
In commission1922–1936 (as an aircraft carrier); 1937–1942 (as a Seaplane tender)
FateScuttled
27 February 1942
Did you knowUntil 11 January, Langley assisted the Royal Australian Air Force in running anti-submarine patrols out of Darwin.
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ID903771
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About USS Langley


USS Langley was the United States Navy's first aircraft carrier, converted in 1920 from the collier USS Jupiter, and also the US Navy's first turbo-electric-powered ship.

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