USS Lexington
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USS Lexington was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for its early naval engagements against British forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Lexington canonical | 4 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Continental Navy ship
ⓘ
sloop ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| armament | cannon ⓘ |
| category |
Age of Sail warships of the United States
ⓘ
American Revolutionary War ships of the United States ⓘ Ships of the Continental Navy ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasNamePrefix | USS ⓘ |
| hasRole |
armed merchantman
ⓘ
warship ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| locationOfOperation |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
waters near North America ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOfOpponent | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Battles of Lexington and Concord
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Lexington
Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early naval engagements against British forces
ⓘ
service in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Continental Navy ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | American Revolutionary War era ⓘ |
| opponent |
Great Britain
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
American naval forces in the American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
early United States Navy tradition ⓘ |
| service | naval ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Continental Navy ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the early warships of the Continental Navy
ⓘ
symbol of American resistance at sea ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar |
Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolutionary War naval theater
|
| typeOfEngagement |
commerce raiding
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| usedFor |
attacks on British shipping
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ protection of American shipping ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.