- USS Langley (CV-1) - Wikipedia
USS Langley (CV-1 AV-3) was the United States Navy 's first aircraft carrier, converted in 1920 from the collier USS Jupiter (Navy Fleet Collier No 3), and also the US Navy's first turbo-electric-powered ship
- Langley (CV-1) - NHHC
Developed from the Proteus -class collier Jupiter, USS Langley (CV-1) was converted into America’s first aircraft carrier and was recommissioned on 20 March 1922 with Commander Kenneth
- USS Langley (1920), the first American Aircraft Carrier
Developed from the 1911 collier USS Jupiter, the USS Langley became the CV-1, first aircraft carrier of the USN, multiplying tests and training airmen
- Aircraft Carrier Photo Index: USS LANGLEY (CV-1)
Named after Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906), American astronomer, physicist, and pioneer in the development of heavier-than-air craft Built as a collier and named Jupiter (Collier # 3), she was the first surface ship propelled by electric motors
- Distinguished Military Unit: USS Langley (CV-1) By A3C Michael Bell
The USS Langley (CV-1), as the first carrier vessel in the U S Navy, was pivotal in the history of naval aviation warfare It served as a test bed for developing procedures and technologies still used on aircraft carriers today
- Americas First Aircraft Carrier - USS Langley (CV 1)
With newer aircraft carriers being built based on lessons learned from USS Langley, the ship was decommissioned Feb 26, 1937 She was reclassified and converted into a seaplane tender with the hull number AV-3
- Remembering the Legendary USS Langley (CV-1 AV-3)
What began as a flight of fancy on the part of the interwar United States Navy, the USS Langley (CV-1 AV-3), one of America’s earliest aircraft carriers, would become the basis of the
- USS Langley (CV 1) history - U. S. Carriers
Her name was changed to USS Langley April 11, 1920; she was reclassified CV 1 and recommissioned March 20, 1922, Cmdr Kenneth Whiting in command As the first Navy carrier, USS Langley was the scene of numerous momentous events
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