LANGLEY AV 3

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.

Langley Class Aircraft Carrier
Keel Laid October 18 1911 - Launched August 14 1912
 
1. USS JUPITER Collier No. 3
   Commissioned April 7 1913 - Decommissioned March 24 1920 (for conversion)
   
   
2. USS LANGLEY CV-1
   Renamed and redesignated Carrier (CV) April 11 1920
   Recommissioned March 20 1922
   
   
3. USS LANGLEY AV-3
   Redesignated Seaplane Tender (AV) following conversion April 21 1937
   Bombed by Enemy action and Scuttled February 27 1942

 

Naval Covers

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1. Jupiter Covers Page 1    (1915)
2. Langley Covers Page 1    (1923-39)

 

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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1st Commissioning April 7 1913 to March 24 1920

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) "VALLEJO / CALIFORNIA"

1913-11-27

AC-3

 

Locy Type 9v

1916-11-03

AC-3 Registered.

 

Locy Type SLK

1916-11-03

AC-3 Registered.

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2nd Commissioning March 20 1922 to February 27 1942

 

Locy Type 3 (A)

1926-04-27

As CV-1
Official Business

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "PORTSMOUTH / VIRGINIA"

1939-03-26

As AV-3

 

Locy Type 3s (A)

1923-04-10

As AV-3

 

Locy Type 3s (B)

1927-09-22

As AV-3

 

Locy Type 5hks "WE ARE / THANKFUL"

1934-11-29

As CV-1
Thanksgiving Day, cachet by Henry Kraus

 

Locy Type 5hks "INDEPENDENCE / DAY"

1935-07-04

As CV-1
Independence Day, cachet by William Ormandy and E. A. Peake

 

Locy Type 5hks "FOURTEENTH / BIRTHDAY"

1936-03-20

As CV-1
14th Anniversary as CV, cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

Locy Type 9v

1939-03-26

As AV-3

 

Locy Type 9efw

1939-03-26

As Av-3

 

Locy Type 9x

1939-03-26

As AV-3

 

Locy Type 9x

1939-03-26

As AV-3

 

Locy Type FAKE USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3

1941-08-24

Note:

 

Other Information

JUPITER received the following awards during her Naval career - Mexican Service Medal - World War I Victory Medal (w/ "Transport" clasp)

LANGLEY received the following awards during her Naval career - American Defense Service Medal (w/ "Fleet" clasp) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal.

NAMESAKE - Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906)
American astronomer, physicist, and pioneer in the development of heavier-than-air craft.

 

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