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USS Jupiter (AC-3) served as a collier from 1913 to 1920 and was converted into the U.S. Navy's first aircraft carrier, being renamed USS Langley on 21 April 1920 and being recommissioned as an aircraft carrier in 1922.
The Langley was a converted Proteus-class collier, originally commissioned as USS Jupiter (AC-3). [1] It was soon followed by the other pre-World War II classes: the Lexington class; USS Ranger, the first U.S. purpose-built carrier; theYorktown class, and USS Wasp. [2]
USS Langley (CV-1/AV-3) was the United States Navy's first aircraft carrier, converted in 1920 from the collier USS Jupiter (Navy Fleet Collier No. 3), and also the US Navy's first turbo-electric-powered ship.
Former USS Jupiter (AC-3) [1] 28 March Royal Netherlands Navy: K II: K II-class submarine K II 25 July Royal Netherlands Navy: Van Meerlant: Douwe Aukes-class minelayer M 36 5 Augustus Royal Australian Navy: Adelaide: Town-class cruiser 5 September Royal Netherlands Navy: K VII: K V-class submarine K VII 15 September Royal Netherlands Navy: K VIII
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In 1919 while serving as the director of Naval Aviation, Tingey ordered the USS Jupiter (AC-3), a collier, to be converted into the U.S. Navy's first dedicated aircraft carrier which was renamed, USS Langley (CV-1).
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This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with I, J and K. . For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the List of current ships of the United States Navy.