USN · CV
AfloatEssex-class carrier, CV-16. Launched 26 September 1942 and commissioned 17 February 1943. Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher broke his flag in her at Majuro on 8 March 1944. She was his flagship at the Philippine Sea. Not sunk. She is the museum ship at Corpus Christi.
| Class | Essex class |
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| Type | Aircraft carrier (CV) |
| Hull | CV-16 |
| Builder | Fore River, Quincy |
| Launched | 1942-09-26 |
| Commissioned | 1943-02-17 |
| Fate | Afloat. This is CV-16, not CV-2. Renamed Lexington on 16 June 1942 after CV-2 was lost. Mitscher's flagship from 8 March 1944, including the Philippine Sea. Not sunk. Decommissioned 23 April 1947, recommissioned 15 August 1955, and decommissioned 8 November 1991. Museum at Corpus Christi from 15 June 1992. |
| Armament (class) | Fleet carrier. Flight deck, with the island set aft of amidships. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy photograph of Lexington (CV-16) underway, about 1944. The hull number 16 is on the flight deck. This is not CV-2. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Lexington (CV-16) underway at sea c1944.jpg. Public domain.
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Command
Mitscher, Marc A.Flag, not her captain, from 8 March 1944ELLitch, Ernest WheelerCommanding officer from 10 April 1944Relieved on 30 January 1945TRRobbins, Thomas Hinckley Jr.Commanding officer from 30 January 1945Relieved on 18 November 1945
Grow, Bradford EllsworthCaptain from 18 November 1945Relieved on 11 October 1946
Sutherland, William Alexander Jr.Captain from 11 October 1946Relieved on 23 April 1947Battle of the Philippine Sea
1944-06-19 · Mitscher's flagship. This is CV-16. Not sunk.
Battle off Cape Engaño
1944-10-25 · Mitscher's flagship. Her aircraft were in the strikes. This is CV-16. Not sunk. The sinkings are not credited to her alone.
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