File:USS Langley (AV-3) being abandoned on 27 February 1942.jpg

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Description The U.S. Navy seaplane tender USS Langley (AV-3) being abandoned after receiving crippling damage from Japanese bombs, south of Java, on 27 February 1942. Photographed from USS Whipple (DD-217).
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo NH 92473 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

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current14:11, 7 August 2015Thumbnail for version as of 14:11, 7 August 20153,997 × 5,694 (5.32 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)similar photo to avoid duplication of File:USS Langley abandoning.jpg
13:59, 7 August 2015Thumbnail for version as of 13:59, 7 August 20155,689 × 3,958 (5.84 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=The U.S. Navy seaplane tender USS ''Langley'' (AV-3) being abandoned after receiving crippling damage from Japanese bombs, south of Java, on 27 February 1942. The destroyer USS ''Edsall'' (DD-219) is st...