CVL-27 USS Langley
| CVL-27 USS Langley | ||
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Class |
Independence class |
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Builder |
New York Shipbuilding Corp. Camden New Jersey |
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Laid down |
11. April 1942 |
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Launched |
22. May 1943 |
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Commissioned |
31. August 1943 |
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| Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign |
NFQB |
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| CVLG-32 | ||
| October 1943 - 1943 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-32 | F6F- | 00 |
| VC-32 | TBM- | 00 |
| CVLG-32 | ||
| 29. January 1944 - 24. September 1944 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-32 | F6F- | 00 |
| VT-32 | TBM- | 00 |
| CVLG-44 | ||
| 10. October 1944 - 27. January 1945 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-44 | F6F-3, F6F-5, F6F-5P | 0 |
| VT-44 | TBM-3 | 0 |
| CVLG-23 | ||
| 16. February 1945 - 17. April 1945 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-23 | F6F-3 / -5, F6F-5P | -.. |
| VT-23 | TBF-1C | .. |
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Decommissioned |
11. February 1947 |
| Commanding Officers | ||
| Capt. Wallace Myron Dillon | 31. Aug. 1943 | 27. Sep. 1944 |
| Capt. John Fred Wegforth | 27. Sep. 1944 | 10. Aug.1945 |
| Capt. Herbert Edward Regan | 10. Aug.1945 | 15. Jan. 1946 |
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Cdr. Walter Clement Wingard, Jr. |
15. Jan. 1946 | 14. Feb. 1946 |
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Cdr. Henry Alexander Stewart |
14. Feb. 1946 | 11. Feb. 1947 |
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Carrier loaned to the French Navy (1951 - 1964) |
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Transferred to France 8. January 1951, overhauled during reactivation. Renamed La Fayette and commissioned into French service 2. June 1951, designated R96. Returned to U.S. custody 20. March 1963; stricken for disposal on the same date; scrapped at Baltimore in 1964. |
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