Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Light fleet carrier |
Class | Independence |
Pennant | CVL 27 |
Built by | New York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | 11 Apr 1942 |
Launched | 22 May 1943 |
Commissioned | 31 Aug 1943 |
End service | 11 Feb 1947 |
History | Decommissioned 11 February 1947. |
Former name | Crown Point (CL-85) |
Commands listed for USS Langley (CVL 27)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Capt. Wallace Myron Dillon, USN | 15 Jul 1943 | 27 Sep 1944 |
2 | T/Capt. John Fred Wegforth, USN | 27 Sep 1944 | 10 Aug 1945 |
3 | T/Capt. Herbert Edward Regan, USN | 10 Aug 1945 | 15 Jan 1946 |
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