The USS Lexington, originally built as a battlecruiser and later converted into a fleet carrier, became a pivotal asset for the US Navy during World War II and earned the nickname “Lady Lex.” ...

Almost 50 years on from its commissioning date, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Base Kitsap on Mar. 21, 2025, for a deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

The USS Lexington, known as Lady Lex, was commissioned on December 14, 1927. Originally conceived as a battlecruiser, plans had to change due to the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty. Instead ...

During World War II, the USS Lexington loomed large in just about every major operation in the Pacific Theater. Its planes destroyed nearly 850 enemy aircraft, while its guns downed at least ...

The USS Lexington, a trailblazer in U.S. naval aviation, was discovered in 2018, lying two miles beneath the Coral Sea, where it sank during World War II. Originally designed as a battlecruiser ...

except for two—Lexington and Saratoga—which were repurposed as aircraft carriers. This conversion marked a strategic pivot from the battlecruiser concept to the capital ship killers of the post-WWII ...

The USS Lexington has a long and distinguished history of service to country and community. And on Saturday, a Texas historical marker dedication will add to that list. The Nueces County ...

0:08 Title “Yesterday’s Newsreel”, Title “Life of Lady Lexington”, 0:42 (proposed) battle cruiser USS Lexington in the docks during construction, 1:02 aircraft carrier USS Lexington being put into ...

The first of two carriers in WWII to be named Lexington ... being sold for scrapping in 1947. USS Saratoga was built in 1927, initially as a battle cruiser but later completed as an aircraft ...