U.S.S. Lexington
CV-2
1941
(Neptun 1316)
- Class: Lexington - 2 aircraft carriers of 1916-22
- Displacement: 33,000 tons
- Dimensions: 850(wl) 888(oa) x 105.5 x 24.25 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft turbo-electric drive, S.H.P. 180,000 = 34 knots
- Armament: 8-8"/55 (4x2), 12-5"/25 (12x1), 32-.50cal A.A. guns
- Aircraft: 90
- Complement: 3,300
- Builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding, Quincy MA
- Keel Laid: 8 Jan 1921
- Launched: 3 Oct 1925
- Commissioned: 14 Dec 1927
- Sunk: 8 May 1942
- Service: Laid down as battlecruiser Lexington CC-1.
Raids 1942, Coral Sea
- VF-2: F2A Buffalo
- VS-2: SBC Helldiver
- VB-2: SB2U Vindicator
- VT-2: TBD Devastator
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