U.S.S. Langley Aircraft Carrier

USS Langley, CV-1, was the United States Navy’s first aircraft carrier, converted from the collier Jupiter and commissioned in that role in 1922. Her flush flight deck provided an experimental platform for learning how to launch, recover, maintain, and organize naval aircraft. She later became a seaplane tender, losing part of the original deck arrangement. Japanese aircraft attacked her during an aircraft-transport mission in 1942, and she was scuttled. Her carrier and tender configurations represent distinct stages of an important pioneering career. The Navy’s early carrier procedures developed through actual flying trials and deck experience. Langley’s importance was therefore institutional and technical, even when later carriers made her small dimensions seem modest.

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Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in the Global War series of games by Historical Board Gaming and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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