Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AV-3 USS Langley

• Seaplane Tender:
• Displacement: 19,360
• Length: 542'
• Beam: 65'
• Draft: 27'8" (loaded)
• Speed: 15 knots
• Armament: 4 4"
• Complement: 163
• Built at Mare Island Navy Yard and commissioned (as Jupiter (AC-3)) 7 April 1913
• Converted to aircraft carrier at Norfolk Navy Yard, 1920-1922;
  
• Renamed Langley 21 April 1920 and recommissioned as CV-1 20 March 1922
  
• Converted to seaplane tender at Mare Island Navy Yard, 25 October 1932-26 February 1937 and reclassified AV-3, 21 April 1937

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Langley

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