Lexington class

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The Lexington class was a pair of early U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, originally laid down as battlecruisers, that played a key role in developing American carrier aviation between the World Wars and during the early years of World War II.

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Label Occurrences
Lexington class canonical 3
Lexington-class battlecruiser design 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft carrier class
warship class
airGroupType dive bombers
fighters
torpedo bombers
armament 5-inch guns (dual-purpose)
8-inch guns (initial fit)
carried fixed-wing aircraft
constructionPeriod 1920s
convertedFrom Lexington class self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lexington-class battlecruiser design
countryOfOrigin United States of America
designFeature hangar deck below flight deck
island superstructure on starboard side
multiple aircraft elevators
displacement approximately 36,000 long tons standard
era Interwar period
World War II
flightDeckType full-length flight deck
hasPart USS Lexington (CV-2)
USS Saratoga
surface form: USS Saratoga (CV-3)
hullType armored hull
laidDownAs battlecruiser hulls
maximumSpeed about 33 knots
navalArchitectureInfluence battlecruiser hull form
navalService U.S. Pacific Fleet
surface form: United States Navy Pacific Fleet
notableRole development of U.S. carrier doctrine
early U.S. carrier operations in World War II
numberOfUnitsBuilt 2
operator United States Navy
originalDesign battlecruiser
powerPlantOutput over 180,000 shaft horsepower (class design)
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
role fleet flagship (periodically)
serviceEntryDecade 1920s
treatyInfluence Washington Naval Conference
surface form: Washington Naval Treaty
usedFor fleet carrier operations
naval aviation development

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USS Lexington (CV-2) shipClass Lexington class
USS Saratoga shipClass Lexington class
Lexington class convertedFrom Lexington class self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Lexington-class aircraft carrier
this entity surface form: Lexington-class battlecruiser design
CV-3 shipClass Lexington class
subject surface form: USS Saratoga (CV-3)