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CV-1 USS Langley
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AC-3 USS Jupiter

Builder

Mare Island Navy Yard

Vallejo, California

Laid down

18. October 1910

Launched

24. August 1912

Commissioned

7. April 1913 as AC-3 USS Jupiter
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Decommissioned

24. March 1920
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Yardtime
1920 - 1923
USS Jupiter was converted into the first US aircraft carrier at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia.
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CV-1 USS Langley

Class

Langley class

Rebuilder

Navy Yard

Norfolk, Virginia

Commissioned

20. March 1922

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign

 NEQC

Camouflage

Mar. 1922 - Feb. 1942  

Measures 13

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NS San Diego CA
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15. January 1923 - 13. June 1923
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VF-1 VE-7S 1-F-0
last update 1. August 2009
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October 1923 - 29. November 1923
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VF-1 VE-7S 1-F-0
last update 1. August 2009
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August 1926 - 1926
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VF-1 F6C-1, TS-1, VE-9 1-F-0
VF-2B F6C-1, F6C-2, FB-1, FB-3, VE-7S 2-F-0
VT-2 CS-1, CS-2 2-T-0
VJ-1 H-16, MO-1, NB-1, PN-7 1-J-0
last update 1. August 2009
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August 1927 - 1927
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VF-1B FB-5 1-F-0
VF-2B FU-1, VE-9, F6C-2, UO-1 2-F-0
VF-6B FB-5, DT-2 6-F-0
VT-2B SC-1, SC-2, T3M-2, T2D-1 2-T-0
VJ-1 F-5L, FU-1, H-16, NB-1, PN-7, PN-10, OL-1, TB-1, UO-1C 1-J-0
last update 1. August 2009
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August 1928 - 1928
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VF-2B F3B-1, FU-1, FU-2, UO-5 2-F-0
VS-1B O2U-1, UO-1C, UO-5 1-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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August 1929 - 1929
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VF-2B F3B-1, FU-2, UO-5 2-F-0
VS-1B O2U-2 1-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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June 1930 - 1930
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VF-2B F3B-1, F6C-4 2-F-0
VS-1B O2U-4, O2U-2 1-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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June 1931 - 1931
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VF-3S F3B-1 3-F-0
VS-1S O2U-4, O2U-3 1-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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October 1932 - 1932
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VF-3B F3B-1, F4B-4, SU-1 3-F-0
VS-1B O2U-2, O2U-3, O2U-4 1-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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June 1933 - 1933
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VF-3B F4B-4, SU-1 3-F-0
VS-1B O2U-3, O2U-4, SU-1 1-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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June 1934 - 1934
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VF-3B F4B-4 3-F-0
VS-1B SU-1 1-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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June 1935 - 1935
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VF-1B F4B-4, SU-1 1-F-0
VS-4B SU-4 4-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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June 1936 - 1936
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VF-1B F4B-4, SU-1 1-F-0
VS-4B SU-4 4-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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Decommissioned

22. July 1936
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Yardtime
25 October 1936 - 24. February 1937

Conversion to a seaplane tender at Mare Island Navy Yard

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Recommissioned as AV-3 USS Langley

30. May 1937
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Decommissioned (Sunk)

27. February 1942
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Commanding Officers 
1913 - 1920 (AC-3 USS Jupiter)
Cdr. Reeves, Joseph Mason 7. Apr. 1913 Apr. 1914
Capt.. Robison, Samuel Shelburne Apr. 1914 12. May 1917
Cdr. Kempff, Clarence Selby 12. May 1917 20. Jul. 1917
Cdr. Menner, Robert Tryon 20. Jul. 1917 30. Sep. 1917
Cdr. Kelton, William John 30. Sep. 1917 17. Nov. 1917
Lt. Becker, Joseph Francis 17. Nov. 1917 19. Nov. 1919
LCdr. Bostwick, Harry Martin 19. Nov. 1919 24. Mar. 1920
1922 - 1936 (CV-1 USS Langley)
Cdr. Kenneth Whiting (acting) 20. Mar. 1922 16. Jun. 1922
Capt. Stafford Henry Rahall Doyle 16. Jun. 1922 5. Jul. 1924
Capt. Edward Sharpless Jackson 5. Jul. 1924 10. Jun. 1926
Capt. Frank Robert McCrary 10. Jun. 1926 4. Jan. 1927
Cdr. John Henry Towers 4. Jan. 1927 26. Aug. 1928
Cdr. Robert Rudolf Paunack (acting)  26. Aug. 1928 3. Oct. 1928
Capt. Arthur Byron Cook 3. Oct. 1928 30. Jun. 1930
Capt. Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum, Jr. 30. Jun. 1930 8. Jul. 1931
Capt. Aubrey Wray Fitch 8. Jul. 1931 16. Jul. 1932
Cdr. Patrick Neison Lynch Bellinger 16. Jul. 1932 15. Jun. 1933
Capt. Kenneth Whiting 15. Jun. 1933 13. Dec.1933
Capt. Warren Gerald Child 13. Dec.1933 15. Jun. 1935
Capt. John Howard Hoover 15. Jun. 1935 22. Jul. 1936
1937 - 1936 (AV-3 USS Langley)
Cdr. Murray, George Dominic 30. May 1937 15. Jun. 1939
Capt. Davis, Arthur Cayley 15. Jun. 1939 18. Jun. 1940
Capt. Wagner, Frank Dechant 18. Jun. 1940 16. Jul. 1941
Cdr. McConnell, Robert Perche 16. Jul. 1941 20. Sep. 1941
Cdr. Stump, Felix Budwell 20. Sep. 1941 13. Jan. 1942
Cdr. McConnell, Robert P 13. Jan. 1942 27. Feb. 1942
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