USS Langley (CVL-27)
USS Langley (CVL-27) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier that served the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947, and French Navy as La Fayette from 1951 to 1963.
USS Langley (October 1943) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down | 11 April 1942 |
| Launched | 22 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 31 August 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 11 February 1947 |
| Fate | Transferred to French Navy |
| France | |
| Name | La Fayette |
| Commissioned | 1951 |
| Decommissioned | 1963 |
| Identification | R96 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping 1963 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Independence-class aircraft carrier |
| Displacement | 11,000 tons |
| Length | 622.5 ft (189.7 m) |
| Beam |
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| Draft | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) |
| Complement | 1,569 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 26 × 40 mm guns |
| Aircraft carried | 45 aircraft |
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