USS Langley (CV-1/AV-3) was the United States Navy’s first aircraft carrier, converted from the collier USS Jupiter Later converted to a seaplane tender On 27 February 1942, she was attacked by nine twin-engine Japanese bombers of the Japanese 21st and 23rd naval air flotillas and later scuttled by her escorts. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/uss-langley-cv-1-us-navy-aircraft-carrier/ USSLangley #USSLangleyCV1 #USSLangleyAV3 #USNavy #WW2 #MaritimeHistory #NavalHistory #WorldWar2 #WorldWarTwo #SecondWorldWar #AircraftCarrier #SeaplaneTender