USS Langley during WW2.
In 1937, she was converted from carrier to tender. After the link This section includes over 21.000 Allied Warships and over 11.000 Allied Commanders of WWII, from the US Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, The Polish Navy and others.
After WWI she was converted into an aircraft carrier and rechristened as the USS Langley CV-1, Eagle Union's (America's) first Aircraft Carrier. A Japanese carrier, the Hosyo, which entered service in December 1922, was the first carrier designed as such from the keel up. This fell by the wayside when combat operations became a bit more important... Don't know if Langley still had herts aboard at the time of her loss. The first U.S. carrier, a converted collier renamed the USS Langley, joined the fleet in March 1922. Hello, I just came across this photo of LANGLEY sinking on Feb 27, 1942, taken from USS WHIPPLE (DD-217), and it is remarkable for many reasons, not least of which it is the only clear pic I've seen of the secondary armament arrangements on the old flushdeckers of Asiatic Fleet/ABDA, since it shows her 4" battery (portside above deckhouse), .50cal AA, and a .30cal Lewis gun as well. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. 061030-N-0000X-002 File Photo (Feb. 14, 1942) - USS Wahoo (SS 238) is launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, Calif., just eight months after her keel was laid. Other articles where Langley is discussed: aircraft carrier: …converted collier renamed the USS Langley, joined the fleet in March 1922.
At about noon she was attacked by nine Japanese dive bombers.
A few days later they were met by USS Houston, USS Boise and two destroyers, who were going to escort the ships to the Dutch Indies. Langley ad Jupiter are still technically the same ship, and yes, Cyclops and Proteus, 2 of the Proteus class colliers that the Jupiter was, are Bermuda triangle mysteries XD We know what happened to Langley, 5 500KG bombs couldn't sink her, she was a tough little ship. On April 11, 1937 redesignated as USS Langley (AV-3) and assigned to Aircraft Scouting Force as a seaplane tender operating from Seattle, Sitka, Pearl Harbor and San Diego. The Langley, followiing the war, was “loaned to France, and later returned to the US and cut up for scrp. A Japanese carrier, the Hosyo, which entered service in December 1922, was the first carrier designed as such from the keel up. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, USS Langlay as anchored off Cavite in the Philippines and she departed the day after for Balikpapan, in the Dutch East Indies.
She was launched in 1912 as the Naval Collier USS Jupiter. She along some other auxiliaries were ordered south. On September 24, 1939 arrived Manila Bay to operate with the Asiatic Fleet. On 27th February 1942, Langley , escorted by destroyers Whipple and Edsall , was attacked by 29 Japanese bombers, some 75 miles South of Tjilatjap. On February 27, 1942, while transporting U.S. Army P-40's to the Netherlands East Indies, Langley was attacked by Japanese aircraft and was scuttled by her escorting destroyers. Today in 1942, the American Aircraft Carrier USS Langley CV-1 was sunk. GEORGE van DEURS. My close uncle was a Gunnersmate aboard the USS Langley, CVL 27 for its entire tour of the Pacific War. She later sailed for Australia to flee the Japanese advance, and was in Darwin on the 1st of January 1942. USS Langley. Between February 1, 1939 to July 10, 1939 operated with the Atlantic Fleet then back to Pacific. The SOC-1 assigned to Langley was probably the ship's "hack." Langley was assigned to the Western Pacific to transport aircraft to the Dutch Indies. The "USS Langley" was the first American aircraft carrier. It was ordered to Perth to collect 32 P40 fighters, pilots and ground crew, that had been flown across from Sydney and were desperately needed by … What Happened to Cyclops, Nereus, and Proteus—The Langley's Missing Sisters?
On 27 February 1942, it along with Edsall and Whipple came under attack by sixteen (16) Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bombers. 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. USN (RET) ... his prior duty assignments included 10 years of flight test work and three years in the USS Jason. RADM.
On December 8, 1942 Langley was at Manila.
February 1942 found America’s first aircraft carrier, USS Langley, now relegated to transport duties, and moored in Darwin. This is one of the more interesting stories. A great story.
Most carriers had a small utility unit prewar, usually a J2F or an SOC.