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Lexington in her original configuration, November 1943. The ship was laid down as Cabot on 15 July 1941 by Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts.In May 1942, USS Lexington (CV-2), which had been built in the same shipyard two decades earlier, was sunk at the Battle of the Coral Sea.
USS Lexington (CV-2), nicknamed "Lady Lex", [1] was the name ship of her class of two aircraft carriers built for the United States Navy during the 1920s. Originally designed as a Lexington-class battlecruiser, she was converted into one of the Navy's first aircraft carriers during construction to comply with the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, which essentially terminated all ...
Lexington: Lexington (lead ship) 14 December 1927 8 May 1942 14 years, 145 days Sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942 [15] [16] CV-3 Saratoga: Lexington: 16 November 1927 25 July 1946 18 years, 253 days Sunk as target ship near Bikini Atoll during Operation Crossroads in 1946 [15] [17] CV-4 Ranger: Ranger (lead ship) 4 June 1934 18 ...
USS Lexington: United States Texas: Corpus Christi: United States: 1942 Essex class: Aircraft carrier: Sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku (the last remaining carrier that attacked Pearl Harbor, and the ship that sank Lexington's predecessor, USS Lexington) [34] USS Ling: United States New Jersey: Hackensack: United States: 1943 Balao ...
She is a drone-carrying amphibious assault ship. [11] Royal Navy: HMS Prince of Wales: Aircraft carrier: HMS Prince of Wales took over as the Royal Navy's flagship on Wednesday 2 December 2024. Flagship title will rotate between her and HMS Queen Elizabeth every few years. [12] Royal Navy (Ceremonial) HMS Victory: Ship of the line
In the Pacific, the Morris participated in the Battle of the Coral Sea, rescuing survivors from the sinking USS Lexington, which earned its commander the Navy Cross. The ship also played a role in ...
USS Lexington may refer to these ships of the United States Navy: . USS Lexington (1776), a brigantine acquired in 1776 and captured in 1777 USS Lexington (1825), a sloop-of-war in commission from 1826–1830 and 1831–1855
"Lady Lex" – USS Lexington "Lady Lou" – USS Louisville "Long Delayed" – HMAS Adelaide; rhyming play on ship's name. Fitting out and completion of the ship were delayed (almost 3 years) due to the loss of important machinery parts, as a result of enemy action, which gave rise to the nickname.