USS Langley
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Length | 165 m |
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Aircraft carried | : None (as Jupiter); 36 (as Langley); |
Built | 1920 (converted to an aircraft carrier); 1936 (converted to a seaplane tender) |
In commission | 1922–1936 (as an aircraft carrier); 1937–1942 (as a Seaplane tender) |
Fate | Scuttled |
27 February 1942 | |
Did you know | Until 11 January, Langley assisted the Royal Australian Air Force in running anti-submarine patrols out of Darwin. |
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ID | 903771 |
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.