The USS Langley (CV-1) was the U.S. Navy's first aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1922 after being converted from the collier USS Jupiter. It was named after Samuel P. Langley, an aviation pioneer, and served as a crucial test platform for developing carrier operating techniques and tactics in the Pacific. After its service as a carrier, Langley was reclassified as a seaplane tender (AV-3) in 1937 and supported patrols during the early months of World War II until it was attacked and scuttled b