USS Lexington (CV-2)
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US Navy aircraft carrier sunk at the Battle of the Coral Sea
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USS Lexington (CV-2)
- Aircraft Carriers
- Pacific War
USS Lexington (CV-2), nicknamed “Lady Lex”, was a United States Navy aircraft carrier commissioned in 1928. Originally designed as a Lexington-class battlecruiser, she was converted during construction under the Washington Naval Treaty. Assigned to the Pacific Fleet throughout her career, she helped develop carrier tactics before World War II. In May 1942, Japanese aircraft crippled Lexington during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Uncontrolled fires and explosions led to her being scuttled on 8 May.
- Nickname
- Lady Lex
- Entered service
- 1928
- Wreck located
- 4 March 2018
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- USS Lexington (CV-2) (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q838148
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Unknown authorUnknown author. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia CommonsUnknown authorUnknown author, U.S. Navy photo 80-G-416362Modifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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