LANGLEY CVL 27

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Independence Class Carrier
Ordered as Cleveland Class Light Cruiser FARGO CL-85
Reordered as carrier CROWN POINT CV-27 March 31 1942
Keel Laid April 11 1942
Renamed November 13 1942
Launched May 22 1943
Redesignated Aircraft Carrier Small (CVL) July 15 1943


1. USS LANGLEY CVL-27
   Commissioned August 31 1943 - Decommissioned February 11 1947
   
   
2. LA FAYETTE R-96 (French Naval Service)
   Transferred to France January 8 1951 and renamed
   Commissioned June 2 1951
   Returned to U.S. March 20 1963
   
   Stricken for disposal and scrapped 1964

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-46)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established September 14 1943 - Disestablished March 25 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-07-09

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n) Mar 25, 1946

1946-03-25

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

LANGLEY earned 9 Battle Stars (WWII)

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Samuel Pierpont Langley (August 22 1834 – February 27 1906) an American astronomer, physicist, inventor of the bolometer and pioneer of aviation

 

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