USS Langley (CVL-27)
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USS Langley (CVL-27) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that served in major Pacific Theater operations during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Langley (CV-1) | 1 |
| USS Langley (CVL-27) canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Independence-class light aircraft carrier
ⓘ
United States Navy aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried |
carrier-based dive bombers
ⓘ
carrier-based fighter aircraft ⓘ carrier-based torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| awarded |
Navy Unit Commendation
ⓘ
multiple battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ |
| category |
1943 ships
ⓘ
Independence-class aircraft carriers ⓘ Ships built in Camden, New Jersey ⓘ World War II aircraft carriers of the United States ⓘ |
| class | Independence class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1943-08-31 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| convertedFrom | Cleveland-class light cruiser hull ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1947-02-11 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 11,000 tons standard ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CVL-27 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1942-04-10 ⓘ |
| launched | 1943-05-22 ⓘ |
| length | 622 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 31 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Samuel Pierpont Langley ⓘ |
| newNameAfterTransfer | La Fayette (R96) ⓘ |
| notableFor | service in major Pacific operations during World War II ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Philippine Sea
ⓘ
Marianas campaign ⓘ Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
surface form:
Okinawa campaign
operations off the Philippines ⓘ |
| placeBuilt |
Camden
ⓘ
surface form:
Camden, New Jersey
|
| previousName | USS Fargo (CL-85) ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | air support for amphibious operations ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | 1960s ⓘ |
| serviceEntryInFrenchNavy | 1951 ⓘ |
| shipType | light aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| soldTo | France ⓘ |
| struckFromNavalRegister | 1959-11-01 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Theater of Operations
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater
|
| transferredTo | French Navy ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
USS Langley (CV-1)