CVL-27

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CVL-27 is the hull number of USS Langley, an Independence-class light aircraft carrier that served in the United States Navy during World War II.

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CVL-27 canonical 3

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instanceOf Independence-class light aircraft carrier
United States Navy aircraft carrier
hull number
airGroup carrier-based fighter aircraft
carrier-based torpedo bombers
armament 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
40 mm anti-aircraft guns
awarded 9 battle stars for World War II service
beam 71 feet 6 inches
builder New York Shipbuilding Corporation
category Independence-class aircraft carriers
Ships built in Camden, New Jersey
World War II aircraft carriers of the United States
class Independence class
commissionedOn 1943-08-31
1951-06-02
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin France
United States of America
decommissionedOn 1947-02-11
1963-03-20
displacement about 11,000 tons standard
followedBy USS Cabot (CVL-28)
hullNumber CVL-27
identifies USS Langley (CVL-27)
laidDownOn 1942-04-11
laterTransferredTo French Navy
launchedOn 1943-05-22
length 622 feet 6 inches
maximumSpeed 31.5 knots
namedAfter Samuel Pierpont Langley
namedFor Samuel Pierpont Langley
newNameAfterTransfer La Fayette (R96)
operatedBy French Navy
United States Navy
participatedIn Leyte Gulf operations
Philippine Sea operations
portOfRegistry United States
precededBy USS Cowpens (CVL-25)
propulsion steam turbines
scrappedIn 1964
serviceBranch United States Navy
shipType light aircraft carrier
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater of World War II

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USS Langley (CVL-27) hullNumber CVL-27
subject linked to: CVL-27
USS Langley (CVL-27) hullNumber CVL-27
subject linked to: USS Fargo (CL-85)