USS_Langley_(CV-1)_being_converted_to_an_aircraft_carrier_at_the_Norfolk_Naval_Shipyard,_14_May_1921_(NNAM.1996.488.010.002).jpg
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Summary
| Description | The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Langley (CV-1) under conversion from a collier to an aircraft carrier at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia (USA), on 14 May 1921. USS Langley (AC-3) was decommissioned as a collier on 20 March 1920. Recommissioned as CV-1 on 20 March 1922, she served as an aircraft carrier until 26 February 1937. After a second conversion, the Langley became a seaplane tender (AV-3) on 21 April 1937. |
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| Source | U.S. Navy National Naval Aviation Museum photo NNAM.1996.488.010.002 ; U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News December 1970 [1] |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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