CV-16
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CV-16 is the hull designation of USS Lexington, a famed U.S. Navy Essex-class aircraft carrier that saw extensive service in World War II and later became a museum ship.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Lexington (CV-16) | 0 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Essex-class aircraft carrier
ⓘ
United States Navy aircraft carrier ⓘ museum ship ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | City of Corpus Christi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | approximately 90–100 aircraft (WWII) ⓘ |
| armament |
20 mm anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 5 in/38 caliber guns ⓘ |
| awarded |
Navy Unit Commendation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Presidential Unit Citation NERFINISHED ⓘ battle stars for Vietnam War service ⓘ multiple battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| battleHonors |
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iwo Jima operations ⓘ Marianas campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Okinawa operations ⓘ Pacific Theater operations ⓘ Philippines campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam |
28.3 m
ⓘ
93 ft ⓘ |
| builder |
Bethlehem Steel Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fore River Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1943-02-17 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Korean War (support/Cold War era service)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| convertedTo | museum ship ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | around 2,600 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1991-11-08 ⓘ |
| designationChange |
AVT-16
ⓘ
CVA-16 NERFINISHED ⓘ CVT-16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 27,100 long tons (standard) ⓘ |
| homeportDuringWWII | Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CV-16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1941-07-15 ⓘ |
| launched | 1942-09-23 ⓘ |
| length |
265.8 m
ⓘ
872 ft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 33 knots ⓘ |
| museumLocation | Corpus Christi, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Battle of Lexington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lexington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Blue Ghost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Essex class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname | frequent reappearances in action after being reported sunk by Japanese propaganda ⓘ |
| rolePostWWII |
anti-submarine warfare carrier
ⓘ
attack aircraft carrier ⓘ training carrier ⓘ |
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