Summary: The USS Lexington, a trailblazer in U.S. naval aviation, was discovered in 2018, lying two miles beneath the Coral Sea, where it sank during World War II. Originally designed as a ...

The USS Lexington, originally built as a battlecruiser and later converted into a fleet carrier, became a pivotal asset for the US Navy during World War II and earned the nickname “Lady Lex.” ...

The names of these ships might have been USS Lexington and USS Saratoga. The Battlecruiser Turn. The United States Navy began to think about battlecruiser construction even before HMS Dreadnought ...

USS Lexington: The Battlecruiser That Became a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Summary: The USS Lexington, a trailblazer in U.S. naval aviation, was discovered in 2018, lying two miles beneath the ...

The USS Lexington was originally commissioned as a battlecruiser but was launched as an aircraft carrier in 1925. She took part in the Battle of the Coral Sea (May 4-8, 1942) along with the USS ...

A team led by billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says it has found the wreck of the USS Lexington, an aircraft carrier that was sunk in World War II with the loss of more than 200 sailors.

After the USS Lexington took multiple hits from Japanese aircraft on May 8, 1942, a massive explosion tore through her spaces at 12:47 PM. Gasoline vapor from the ruptured port aviation fuel tanks ...

USS Lexington, an aircraft carrier ... According to Allen's website, the Lexington was originally commissioned as a battlecruiser but was launched as an aircraft carrier in 1925.

The Lexington was […] DENVER — After 76 years of being lost to history, the USS Lexington was discovered off the coast of Australia by an expedition team led by Microsoft co- founder Paul Allen.

Originally conceived as a battlecruiser, Lexington was redesigned to be one of America’s first operational aircraft carriers in 1922. ... We’ve located the USS Lexington after she sank 76 yrs ago.

According to a post on Allen's website, the Lexington, launched in 1925, was one of the first U.S. aircraft carriers built, but was originally meant as a battlecruiser. "Lady Lex," as the vessel ...

Lying on the floor of the Coral Sea some 500 miles (800 kilometers) off the east coast of Australia, the wreckage from the USS Lexington, a U.S. aircraft carrier used in WWII, appears frozen in ...