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Lexington Class
World Naval Ships  US Navy Aircraft Carriers  Lexington Class |
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| Naval history of American aircraft
carriers of the Lexington Class. Aircraft carriers including USS Lexington,
USS Constellation, USS Saratoga, USS Ranger, USS Constitution and USS
United States from their launch to
their participation in major wars also notice board for naval historians
& families of
ex-crew of the Lexington class aircraft carriers.
Displacement: 33,528 tons, Speed: 33 Knots, Armament: Eight 8-inch Guns, twelve 5 - inch guns., Sixteen 1.1 inch and sixteen .5 inch. Aircraft 80 to 90 aircraft. Crew 1899 |
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| USS Lexington (CV2) | 3rd October 1925 | Sunk on 8th May 1942. | |
| USS Saratoga (CV3) | 7th April 1925 | Scrapped 25th July 1946. | |
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USS Lexington was the US Navies second aircraft carrier, originally ordered as USS Constitution and designed as a battlecruiser, but was re named USS Lexington in December 1917. In July 1922 she was re ordered as a aircraft carrier (CV-2) and launched 3rd October 1925. Arriving with the US Navy in January 1929. In December 1929 she became a floating power station along with her sister ship USS Saratoga when the city of Tacoma had a massive power failure. USS Lexington took part in the Battle for Wake Island. the n took part in convoy escort duty. In May 1942 she operated with task Force 11, a joint Allied naval force formed to prevent Japanese landing on New Guinea at Port Moresby. On the 8th May 1942. USS Lexington was involved in the Battle of the Coral Sea. the Two opposing aircraft forces sighted each other and the Lexington was hit by three bombs and two torpedoes. the damage was great and wiht the loss of 216 dead and had to be adandoned. and later being sunk by the USS Phelps.
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USS Lexington, 1927. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5043 |
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USS Lexington. Sent in by John Hodgett. |
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