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Lexington class

Simplified diagram of the Lexington class, not a photograph
Simplified diagram of the class, drawn for this site. Not a photograph and not a builder's plan.

2 were completed.

Fleet carrier converted from a battlecruiser. Long flight deck and a large funnel.

Lexington and Saratoga, converted from battlecruisers.

2 completed

Ships of this class on this site

Sunk
LexingtonCV · CV-2 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of the Coral Sea
Sunk
SaratogaCV · CV-3 · USN
Photos and infoBattle of the Eastern SolomonsMarshall IslandsIwo Jima