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USS Langley. the first United
States Navy Aircraft Carrier. Converted from a naval Fleet Collier USS
Jupiter. (USS Jupiter had in her history in the 1914 Mexico crisis,
transporting 300 Marines). Nearly all the features on USS Langley were
experimental including the arrester gear. Unfortunately she was
very slow. She was converted at mare Island Navy Yard and completed in
March 1922. She was converted to a aircraft tender in 1937. and during
world war two during February 1942 she was hit off Java 5 times by
9 Japanese low level bombers. whilst carrying 32 p40
fighters. badly damaged she was eventually sunk by her own
escorting destroyer Whipple. during the action a total of 16 of her crew
were killed.
Displacement: 13,990 tons,
Speed 15.5 knots. Compliment: 468 Armament: four
5 -inch guns, 12 fighters, 12 spotters, 6 torpedo bombers, 6
seaplanes (in 1924) |
| USS Langley (CV1) |
24th August 1912 |
She had to be sunk on 27th February 1942 by her escort
USS Whipple after being hit by Japanese bombers. |
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USS Langley Submitted by Larry
Stern |
USS Langley Submitted by Larry
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MESSAGES TY BLAIR.. hi, i'm helping my friend, Laura Seltzer,
research her grandfather. he was on the USS Langley from the
mid-1930s to early 40s, and he was from Georgia but grew up mostly in
Chattanooga, TN. anyone have any suggestions on a course of
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LEO BERRY.... My
name is Lana Johannes and I was seeking information on the U.S.S.
Langley as my uncle Leo Berry was on the ship when the Japanese bombed
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USS Langley II, Leyte Gulf 1944 by Mark Churms.
Independence Class light carriers in action on the Sibuyan Sea at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 24th 1944. USS Princeton CVL-23 burns furiously from Japanese bombs as the USS Langley CVL-27, successor to United States Navys very first aircraft carrier of the same name, launches another Hellcat on CAP (Combat Air Patrol)
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