Lady Lex
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Lady Lex is the famous nickname of USS Lexington (CV-2), a pioneering U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served prominently in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lady Lex canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship
ⓘ
aircraft carrier ⓘ nickname ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | approximately 70–90 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
5-inch anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
8 × 8-inch guns (original configuration) ⓘ light anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| builder |
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
ⓘ
Fore River Shipbuilding Company ⓘ
surface form:
Fore River Shipyard
|
| category | World War II aircraft carrier of the United States ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | scuttling after battle damage ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1927-12-14 ⓘ |
| conversionBasis |
Washington Naval Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington Naval Treaty
|
| conversionFrom | battlecruiser hull ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 2,000 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1942-05-08 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 36000 long tons (standard) ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in battle ⓘ |
| flagshipRole | served at times as flagship for carrier task forces ⓘ |
| followedBy | USS Ranger (CV-4) ⓘ |
| homeport |
Pearl Harbor (interwar and early WWII)
ⓘ
surface form:
Pearl Harbor (pre–World War II period)
|
| hullNumber | CV-2 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1921-01-08 ⓘ |
| launched | 1925-10-03 ⓘ |
| locationOfWreck | Coral Sea ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 33 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Battles of Lexington and Concord
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Lexington
|
| nickname | Lady Lex self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
one of the first operational U.S. Navy aircraft carriers
ⓘ
pioneering U.S. Navy fleet carrier ⓘ |
| notableFor | contributing to development of U.S. carrier doctrine ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Coral Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea
early Pacific campaigns of World War II ⓘ operations around New Guinea ⓘ raid on Lae–Salamaua ⓘ |
| precededBy |
USS Langley
ⓘ
surface form:
USS Langley (CV-1)
|
| propulsion |
electric drive
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| refersTo | USS Lexington (CV-2) ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| shipClass | Lexington-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
USS Saratoga
ⓘ
surface form:
USS Saratoga (CV-3)
|
| sunkAt |
Battle of Coral Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea
|
| theater |
Pacific War
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
|
| usedFor |
carrier air strikes
ⓘ
fleet scouting ⓘ pilot training ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.