Humble origins aside, the repurposed ship was a clear predecessor to the floating fortresses we've come to know in modern aircraft carriers. In its early days of service, the USS Langley served as ...

Aircraft carriers are the most important and impressive vessels in the U.S. Naval fleet, and it's been that way for decades. The first aircraft carrier, or more accurately, the first time a plane ...

Among the greatest U.S. Navy aircraft carriers are: the USS Langley (CV-1), the first U.S. carrier; USS Anzio (CVE-57), a decorated escort carrier from WWII; USS Midway (CV-41), which served ...

Langley whose name graced the Navy's first ... the inspiration of one of the most unusual of names for an aircraft carrier. USS Shangri-La (CV 38) took her name from a fictional place in James ...

The design was not without challenges; however, as the Navy had discovered with the USS Langley, its first aircraft carrier, a flush deck design creates difficulty in venting exhaust gasses from ...

The aircraft carrier was a product of the interwar years, the first American aircraft carrier was the USS Langley in 1922. It was decades before they played a significant role in combat.