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U.S.S. LANGLEY
(CVL-27)THE COVERED WAGON
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CVL-27 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a CVL-27 Shellback Initiation | Add a CVL-27 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| APR | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 11 APR 1942 at New York Shipbuilding Corporation | ||
| JUL | 1942 | - | AUG | 1944 | Middle Pacific |
| MAY | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 22 MAY 1943 | ||
| MAY | 1943 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 MAY 1943 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 31 AUG 1943 | ||
| MAR | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 9 MAR 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 OCT 1944 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1946 | - | JAN | 1947 | Middle Pacific |
| FEB | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 11 FEB 1947 | ||
CVL-27 General Specifications
Class: Independence-class aircraft carrier
Complement: 1569 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 11000 tons
Length: 622.5 feet
Beam: 71.5 feet
Draft: 26 feet
Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping