USS Lexington

USS Lexington (Detail & Scale 29)By Bert Kinzey

Publisher: Airlife Publishing1988 | 72 Pages | ISBN: 083068039X | PDF | 16 MB

The USS LEXINGTON, CV-16, was the second aircraft carrier of the ESSEX class to be commissioned. Once in service, she participated in almost every major engagement in the Pacific from September 1943 until the end of the war. Only twice during that time did she return to the United States, once for repairs, and a second time for an overhaul. Because of the fact that she never was painted in a "dazzle" camouflage scheme, she became known as "The Blue Ghost." On four separate occasions the Japanese reported sinking her, which is quite an exaggeration, since only twice did she receive significant damage in combat. This photograph was taken as the ship prepared to launch a strike in April 1944. F6F Hellcats, TBF Avengers, and SBD Dauntless dive bombers can be seen on the deck.(National Archives)

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