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La Fayette
La Fayette in 1951
History
French aircraft carrier La FayetteFrance
NameLa Fayette
Laid down11 April 1942
Launched22 May 1943
IdentificationR96
FateSold for scrapping
General characteristics
Class and typeIndependence-class aircraft carrier
Displacement11,000
Length622.5 ft (189.7 m)
Beam
  • 71.5 ft (21.8 m) (waterline)
  • 109 ft 2 in (33.27 m) (overall)
Draft26 ft (7.9 m)
Speed31 knots (57 km/h)
Complement1,569 officers and men
Armament26 × 40 mm guns
Aircraft carried45 aircraft

La Fayette was an 11,000-ton Independence-class aircraft carrier that served the French Navy from 1951 to 1963. She was the first French vessel named after the 18th century general Marquis de Lafayette. She was initially USS Langley (CVL-27) serving the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947 before transferring to the French Navy.

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