The USS LEXINGTON, CV-16, is a World War II-vintage Essex Class aircraft carrier that's been turned into a museum, delighting visitors of all ages.

2017年8月22日 · Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-16) participated in almost every major World War II naval campaign in the Pacific from 1943 to 1945. The ship was a highly decorated warship, receiving numerous citations acknowledging her exemplary service.

The USS LEXINGTON, CV-16, is a World War II-vintage Essex Class aircraft carrier. Her History Commissioned in 1943, she set more records than any other Essex Class carrier in the history of naval aviation.The ship was the oldest working carrier in the United States Navy when decommissioned in 1991.

2017年11月21日 · USS Lexington (CV-16) steams through floating ice in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, on 17 February 1943, the day she first went into commission. Note snow on her flight deck, and open catapult track on the starboard side, forward.

2020年1月2日 · USS Lexington (CV-16) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier that entered service with the US Navy during World War II. Named in honor of USS Lexington (CV-2) which had been lost at the Battle of the Coral Sea, Lexington saw extensive service in the Pacific during the conflict and served as Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher's flagship.

Redesignated as attack aircraft carrier CVA 16 on October 1, 1952, and antisubmarine warfare aircraft carrier CVS 16 on October 1, 1962, the LEXINGTON was chosen to replace the ANTIETAM (CVS 36) as aviation training aircraft carrier in the Gulf of Mexico in December 1962.

As Japanese opposition to the Mariannas operation provoked the Battle of the Philippine Sea 19 and 20 June, USS Lexington (CV-16) played a major role in TF 58's great victory. Using Eniwetok as...

USS Lexington (CV-16) Facts • Commissioned on Feb 17,1943, and decommissioned on Nov 8, 1991, USS Lexington set more records than any other Essex Class carrier in the history of naval aviation - steaming more miles, landing more aircraft and staying in service the longest.

Minutemen fought a detachment of British troops at Lexington, Mass., 19 April 1776 opening the Revolutionary War with "the shot heard round the world."

It was the oldest working aircraft carrier in the US at the time. On 1992, the ship was donated as a museum and is official known as the USS Lexington Museum. In 2003, the ship was categorized as a National Historic Landmark. Fifth Fleet at Pearl Harbor during World War 2.