December 20, 2023
Lighter, USS Lexington CVA-16
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Lighter, USS Lexington CVA-16 - Penguin, 1950 Japan A Zippo-like souvenir of a famous ship. USS Lexington (CV/CVA/CVS/CVT-16), known as "The Blue Ghost", was an Essex-class aircraft carrier , the fifth United States Naval ship named in honor of the Revolutionary War Battle of Lexington . Laid down as Cabot on 15 July 1941 by Bethlehem Steel Co ., Quincy, Mass ., the ship was renamed Lexington 16 June 1942 , after the loss of Lexington (CV-2) in the Battle of the Coral Sea . She was launched 23 September 1942 ; sponsored by Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson; and commissioned 17 February 1943 , Captain Felix Budwell Stump , USN in command. More History - /wiki/USS_Lexington_%28CV-16%29
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