USS Langley

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkbp:aircraft_operated approximately 30 aircraft
F4 B, F2 A, and others
gptkbp:armament 8 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
gptkbp:class gptkb:Langley-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:USS_Wasp_(CV-7)
Langley class
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1922
1924
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
collier
gptkbp:crew approximately 1,000 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1942
gptkbp:displacement 16,000 tons
16,000 long tons (16,000 t)
gptkbp:fate scuttled
gptkbp:first_appearance naval vessel to be converted into an aircraft carrier
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1922
launch air strikes in the Pacific
gptkbp:has_role supporting air operations in the Pacific Theater
gptkbp:historical_significance first ship designed to operate as an aircraft carrier
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Naval_Station_Norfolk
gptkb:San_Diego,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Langley
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1920
air strikes
gptkbp:length 843 feet
888 ft (271 m)
gptkbp:losses gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Java_Sea
gptkbp:mission aircraft ferrying during World War II
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Charles_Langley
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Covered_Wagon
gptkbp:notable_event first aircraft carrier of the United States Navy
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:battle
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:USS_Jupiter_(AC-3)
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:USS_Hornet_(CV-8)
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:services gptkb:1922
gptkb:1942
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Langley_(AV-3)
gptkbp:speed 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
gptkbp:status scuttled after being damaged