La Fayette
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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.
1943-05-22T00:00:00Z
1943-05-22T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1942-04-11T00:00:00Z
1942-04-11T00:00:00Z
keel laying
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Commissioning of the French aircraft carrier La Fayette (R96) at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 2 June 1951 (80-G-429464)
French aircraft carrier La Fayette (R96) in Indochina, 1953 (NH 79384)
French carrier La Fayette (R96) launches TBM-3E Avenger in the 1950s (NH 92501)
Toulon Pictures, French Navy - DPLA - c6e81c38e7a89d203b01ad46446c8f02
La Fayette September 1951
CVL-27 arrivingF 11Sep51 F6F-5 TBM-3E NAN11-52
La Fayette Indochina 1953
US LSO on Lafayette 1953
La Fayette Indochina
PA La Fayette 1962 Corsair taxi apres appontage| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | Commissioning of the French aircraft carrier La Fayette (R96) at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 2 June 1951 (80-G-429464) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | French aircraft carrier La Fayette (R96) in Indochina, 1953 (NH 79384) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | French carrier La Fayette (R96) launches TBM-3E Avenger in the 1950s (NH 92501) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Toulon Pictures, French Navy - DPLA - c6e81c38e7a89d203b01ad46446c8f02 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | La Fayette September 1951 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | CVL-27 arrivingF 11Sep51 F6F-5 TBM-3E NAN11-52 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | La Fayette Indochina 1953 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | US LSO on Lafayette 1953 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | La Fayette Indochina | Commons | ||
| commons | image | PA La Fayette 1962 Corsair taxi apres appontage | Commons | ||
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