USS Langley (CVL-27) USS Langley (CVL-27)




Specifications USS Langley (CVL-27)
Laid Down April 11, 1942 as USS Fargo (CL-85)
Launched May 22, 1943
Commissioned August 31, 1943
Decommissioned February 11, 1947
Stricken March 20, 1963
Final Fate To France January 8, 1951, scrapped 1964
Waterline Length 600 feet
Overall Length 622 feet
Beam 71.5 feet
Draft 20 feet
Full Load Displacement 15,200 tons
Standard Displacement 11,000 tons
Maximum Speed 32 knots
Aircraft 45
Navy Crew 1500 (includes air wing)
Air Wing
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