Uss Langley (cv-1)

	Draught	us
	Ship Caption	The USS ''Langley'' underway near San Diego, CA
	Ship Country	(US)
	Ship Builder	Mare Island Naval Shipyard
	Ship Laid Down	18 October 1911
	Ship Launched	14 August 1912
	Ship Commissioned	7 April 1913 <br> 20 March 1922
	Ship Decommissioned	24 March 1920
	Ship Renamed	''Jupiter'' to ''Langley'' 11 April 1920
	Ship Reclassified	Collier to CV<br>CV to AV 21 April 1937
	Ship Fate	Wrecked by Japanese air attack 27 February 1942 , scuttled by own escorts
	Ship Struck	8 May 1942
	Ship Displacement	19,360 tons (as ''Jupiter'')<br>11,500 tons (as ''Langley'')
	Ship Length	542 feet
	Ship Beam	65 feet
	Ship Draught	27 feet 8 inches (as ''Jupiter'')<br>18 feet 11 inches (as ''Langley'')
	Ship Speed	15 knots
	Ship Complement	163 officers and men (as ''Jupiter'')<br>468 officers and men (as ''Langley'')
	Ship Armament	4 &times 4 inch guns (as ''Jupiter'')<br>4 &times 5 inch 51 caliber guns (as ''Langley'')
	Ship Armour	None
	Ship Aircraft	None (as ''Jupiter'')<br>55 (as ''Langley'')
	Ship Honours	Mexican Service Medal / World War I Victory Medal ("Transport" clasp) (as ''Jupiter'')<br>American Defense Service Medal ("Fleet" clasp) / Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal / World War II Victory Medal (as ''Langley'')

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