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Sunday 27 August 2017

American collier USS Jupiter (AC-3) 1911-1920 and aircraft carrier USS Langley 1920-1942

Geïllustreerde weekblad De Prins dated 16 February 1918
The caption reported that she recently arrived in France with
victuals for the American troops at the Western Front

USS Langley

Laid down by Mare Island navy Yard, USA on 18 October 1911, launched on 14 August 1912, commissioned on 7 April 1913, decommissioned on 24 March 1920, reclassified as the aircraft carrier Langley after a conversion at Navy Yard Norfolk on 21 April 1920, recommissioned on 20 March 1922, decommissioned on 25 October 1936, reclassified as a seaplane tender on 21 April 1937, recommissioned on 21 April 1937 and sunk by Japanese aircraft on 27 February 1942 near Tjilatjap, Dutch East Indies. As collier were her sister ships Cyclops, Proteus and Nereus. Displacement as Jupiter 19.360 tons and dimensions 165,2 x 19,9 x 8,4 metres or 542 x 65.5 x 27.8 feet.