Photo #: NH 81904
French Aircraft Carrier La Fayette
(formerly USS Langley, CVL-27)
Ceremonies on board, at Toulon, France, 11 September 1951, commemorating
her entry into service after she was transferred to the French
Navy by the U.S. Navy.
Those present, in foreground, are : Vice Admiral Pothnau (in
Whites), Commanding French seagoing forces; Rear Admiral Peries
(in Blues), Deputy Chief of Staff for French Naval Air; Vice
Admiral Sala, Prefet Maritime, Toulon; Captain H.H. Smith-Hutton,
USN, Naval Attache; and Captain Kaufmann, USN, (partially hidden).
Courtesy of Captain H.H. Smith-Hutton, USN (Retired), via Captain
Paul B. Ryan, USN, 1975.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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