USS LANGLEY (CVL-27)

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CLASS – INDEPENDENCE
Displacement 11,000 Tons, Dimensions, 622′ 6″ (oa) x 71′ 6″ x 26′ (Max)
Armament 24 x 40mm, 22 x 20mm AA, 30 Aircraft.
Armor, 5″ Belt, 2″ Decks, 1/2″ Conning Tower.
Machinery, 100,000 SHP; G.E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 31.5 Knots, Crew 1569.

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Operational and Building Data

Ordered as the Cleveland-class light cruiser Fargo (CL-85). Built by New York Shipbuilding. Reordered as carrier, renamed Crown Point and redesignated CV 27 31 March 1942. Laid down 11 April 1942; renamed Langley 13 Nov 1942; launched 22 May 1943, commissioned 31 Aug 1943.  Redesignated CVL-27 15 July 1943. Served with the Carrier TF during WWII. Decommissioned to reserve 11 Feb 1947.

FATE  Transferred to France 8 Jan 1951, overhauled during reactivation. Renamed La Fayette and commissioned into French service 2 June 1951, designated R96. Returned to US custody 20 March 1963; stricken for disposal on the same date; scrapped at Baltimore in 1964