page_title: French aircraft carrier La Fayette
hierarchical_section_title: French aircraft carrier La Fayette
caption_attribution_description: The French aircraft carrier La Fayette (R96) arriving in France on 11 September 1951, with her air group on deck. The air group consisted of 16 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat, 4 F6F-5N night fighters, and 12 Grumman TBM-3E Avenger. The carrier had just been transferred from the U.S. Navy to France.
context_page_description: 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 serving the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947 before transferring to the French Navy.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: La Fayette in 1951
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