USS Langley (CVL-27)

USS Langley (October 1943)
History
United States
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down11 April 1942
Launched22 May 1943
Commissioned31 August 1943
Decommissioned11 February 1947
FateTransferred to French Navy 8 January 1951
France
NameLa Fayette
Acquired8 January 1951
Commissioned1951
Decommissioned1963
IdentificationR96
FateSold for scrapping 1963
General characteristics
Class and typeIndependence-class aircraft carrier
Displacement11,000 tons
Length622.5 ft (189.7 m)
Beam
  • 71.5 ft (21.8 m) (waterline)
  • 109 ft 2 in (33.27 m) (overall)
Draft26 ft (7.9 m)
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement1,569 officers and enlisted
Armament26 × 40 mm guns
Aircraft carried45 aircraft

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.


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