Lexington-class aircraft carrier
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The Lexington-class aircraft carrier was a class of early U.S. Navy fleet carriers originally designed as battlecruisers and later converted to pioneering large carriers that served prominently in the interwar period and early World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship class
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aircraft carrier class ⓘ |
| airGroupSizeApproximate | 70–90 aircraft ⓘ |
| armamentInitial |
5-inch guns
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8-inch guns ⓘ |
| armamentRole | heavy defensive armament for an aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| category |
World War II aircraft carrier class
NERFINISHED
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interwar aircraft carrier class ⓘ |
| classLeadShip | USS Lexington (CV-2) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conversionReason | Washington Naval Treaty limitations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTo | aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high speed
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long range operations ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 43,000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 36,000 long tons ⓘ |
| fateOfUSS_Lexington_CV2 | sunk in Battle of the Coral Sea ⓘ |
| fateOfUSS_Saratoga_CV3 | sunk as nuclear test target at Bikini Atoll ⓘ |
| flightDeckType | full-length flight deck ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| hullOrigin | Lexington-class battlecruiser design ⓘ |
| influenceOn | subsequent U.S. carrier design ⓘ |
| isPioneerOf | large fleet carrier design ⓘ |
| laidDownPeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 33 knots ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureFeature |
island superstructure on starboard side
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stack gases trunked into island ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of the Coral Sea
NERFINISHED
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Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Theater operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
USS Lexington (CV-2)
NERFINISHED
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USS Saratoga (CV-3) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfScrews | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfUnitsCompletedAsCarriers | 2 GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfUnitsPlanned | 6 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| originalDesign | battlecruiser ⓘ |
| powerPlantOutput | about 180,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
geared turbines
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oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | capital ship of carrier task forces ⓘ |
| secondShipOfClass | USS Saratoga (CV-3) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| treatyContext | Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use | fleet carrier ⓘ |
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