Summary: The USS Lexington (CV-16), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, played a crucial role in World War II after being commissioned in 1943. Initially named Cabot, it was renamed to honor the sunk ...

TH-57 lands aboard decommissioned aircraft carrier to join Museum collection as the U.S. Navy Navy transitions to the new ...

Summary: The USS Lexington (CV-16), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, played a crucial role in World War II after being commissioned in 1943. Initially named Cabot, it was renamed to honor ...

USS Enterprise (CV-6), the most decorated naval vessel in World War II, played a vital role in the Pacific. At the decisive Battle of Midway, it sank enemy warships, including three carriers.

He agreed and the USS Lexington CV-16 was commissioned the following year on Feb. 17, 1943, then headed to the Pacific Theater and spent 21 months in combat.

Steve Banta, the Executive Director for the USS Lexington said the CV -16 was the fifth ship to bare the name during battle. “Served honorably during the war and of course then after the Cold War.

Long live the USS Lexington Museum. “This ship is almost 80 years old years old. Nobody used laser levels or computer aided design. They cared about the way they built the ship.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Carson Manning began volunteering at the USS Lexington Museum in 2021. Last year, he discovered a lack of any memorial recognizing the victims of a torpedo attack in 1943 ...

During the Second World War, the United States Navy's Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-16) was damaged twice in Japanese air attacks, which led the enemy to report that she was sunk ...