"USS Langley CVL-27 carried the Langley name - first aircraft carrier of the USN - throughout World War 2."
Power & Performance Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for USS Langley (CVL-27).
4 x Boilers with 4 x General Electric turbines driving 100,000 shaft horsepower to 4 x shafts. Propulsion
31.0 kts 35.7 mph Surface Speed
Structure The bow-to-stern, port-to-starboard physical qualities of USS Langley (CVL-27).
1,570 Personnel Complement
622.5 ft 189.74 meters O/A Length
109.0 ft 33.22 meters Beam
26.0 ft 7.92 meters Draught
11,000 tons Displacement
Armament Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of USS Langley (CVL-27).
26 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns
Air Arm Available supported fixed-wing / rotary-wing aircraft featured in the design of USS Langley (CVL-27).
Up to 45 aircraft of various types and models.
Ships-in-Class (9) Notable series variants as part of the USS Langley (CVL-27) family line as relating to the Independence-class group.
USS Independence (CVL-22); USS Princeton (CVL-23); USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24); USS Cowpens (CVL-25); USS Monterey (CVL-26); USS Langley (CVL-27); USS Cabot (CVL-28); USS Bataan (CVL-29); USS San Jacinto (CVL-30)
Operators Global operator(s) of the USS Langley (CVL-27). Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national naval warfare listing.
[ United States ]
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