The USS Lexington Museum honors Women Veterans Day with an exhibit celebrating women's naval service, highlighting the ship's 1980 milestone as the first carrier with permanent women crew.

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 Japanese propagandist, Tokyo Rose, proclaimed the ship sunk four times during the war, giving it the nickname the "Blue Ghost." The USS Lexington Museum on the Bay is open daily from 9am to 6pm.

The USS Lexington, known as Lady Lex, was commissioned on December 14, 1927. Originally conceived as a battlecruiser, plans had to change due to the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty.

By: Sebastien Roblin 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.

The sweeping destruction wrought by World War I and the subsequent naval arms limitation treaties of the early 1920s forced a reckoning within the US Navy. The Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 led to ...

The USS Lexington was decommissioned Nov. 8, 1991, the longest serving Essex-class carrier in the U.S. Navy.

The USS Lexington has a long and distinguished history of service to country and community. And on Saturday, a Texas historical marker dedication will add to that list.

0:08 Title “Yesterday’s Newsreel”, Title “Life of Lady Lexington”, 0:42 (proposed) battle cruiser USS Lexington in the docks during construction, 1:02 aircraft carrier USS Lexington being put into ...

USS Saratoga was built in 1927, initially as a battle cruiser but later completed as an aircraft carrier, and it served as the U.S. Navy’s first fast carrier.