CVL-27

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CVL-27 is the hull number of USS Langley, an Independence-class light aircraft carrier that served in the United States Navy during World War II.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
CVL-27 canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Independence-class light aircraft carrier ⓘ
United States Navy aircraft carrier ⓘ
hull number ⓘ
airGroup carrier-based fighter aircraft ⓘ
carrier-based torpedo bombers ⓘ
armament 20 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
awarded 9 battle stars for World War II service ⓘ
beam 71 feet 6 inches ⓘ
builder New York Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ
category Independence-class aircraft carriers ⓘ
Ships built in Camden, New Jersey ⓘ
World War II aircraft carriers of the United States ⓘ
class Independence class ⓘ
commissionedOn 1943-08-31 ⓘ
1951-06-02 ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
decommissionedOn 1947-02-11 ⓘ
1963-03-20 ⓘ
displacement about 11,000 tons standard ⓘ
followedBy USS Cabot (CVL-28) ⓘ
hullNumber CVL-27 ⓘ
identifies USS Langley (CVL-27) ⓘ
laidDownOn 1942-04-11 ⓘ
laterTransferredTo French Navy ⓘ
launchedOn 1943-05-22 ⓘ
length 622 feet 6 inches ⓘ
maximumSpeed 31.5 knots ⓘ
namedAfter Samuel Pierpont Langley ⓘ
namedFor Samuel Pierpont Langley ⓘ
newNameAfterTransfer La Fayette (R96) ⓘ
operatedBy French Navy ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
participatedIn Leyte Gulf operations ⓘ
Philippine Sea operations ⓘ
portOfRegistry United States ⓘ
precededBy USS Cowpens (CVL-25) ⓘ
propulsion steam turbines ⓘ
scrappedIn 1964 ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Navy ⓘ
shipType light aircraft carrier ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USS Langley (CVL-27) → hullNumber → CVL-27 ⓘ
subject linked to: CVL-27
USS Langley (CVL-27) → hullNumber → CVL-27 ⓘ
subject linked to: USS Fargo (CL-85)