USN · CV
Lexington
Photos and infoLexington-class carrier. Fitch flew his flag in her at Coral Sea. Japanese carrier aircraft put bombs and torpedoes into her. Fires and a gasoline explosion finished the ship as a fighting unit. Phelps sank the abandoned hulk. Not the later Essex-class Lexington.
| Class | Lexington class |
|---|---|
| Type | Aircraft carrier (CV) |
| Hull | CV-2 |
| Fate | Sunk. Wrecked by Japanese carrier aircraft on 8 May 1942 in the Coral Sea. Abandoned, and Phelps scuttled her. This is CV-2, not the later Lexington. |
| Armament (class) | Fleet carrier converted from a battlecruiser. Long flight deck and a large funnel. |
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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 photo 80-G-410059. USS Lexington (CV-2) at anchor 1938.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · wrecked; scuttled by Phelps
