USN · CVL
Langley
Photos and infoIndependence-class light carrier, CVL-27. This is not the Langley of 1942. With the fast carriers she raided Wotje and Taroa from 29 January to 6 February 1944 for the Kwajalein landings, and she was at Eniwetok from 10 to 28 February. Not sunk.
| Class | Independence class |
|---|---|
| Type | Light carrier (CVL) |
| Hull | CVL-27 |
| Fate | Afloat. This is CVL-27, not CV-1. CV-1, later the seaplane tender AV-3, was lost south of Java on 27 February 1942. Not sunk. |
| Armament (class) | Light carrier converted from a cruiser hull. Flight deck and an island. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
USS Langley (CVL-27) underway off Cape Henry, Virginia, on 6 October 1943, with two SNJ trainers on her flight deck. U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-87113, taken from a blimp of squadron ZP-14. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Langley (CVL-27) underway off Cape Henry on 6 October 1943 (80-G-87113).jpg. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · raided Wotje and Taroa, 29 January to 6 February, then Eniwetok; not sunk
