USS Lexington

Last updated May 23, 2023

USS Lexington may refer to these ships of the United States Navy:

USS Lexington (1776), a brigantine acquired in 1776 and captured in 1777
USS Lexington (1825), a sloop-of-war in commission from 1826–1830 and 1831–1855
USS Lexington (1861), a timber-clad gunboat in commission from 1861–1865
USS Lexington II (SP-705), later USS SP-705, a patrol vessel in commission from 1917–1918
USS Lexington (CC-1), a Lexington-class battlecruiser, converted to CV-2 in 1922
USS Lexington (CV-2), a Lexington-class aircraft carrier commissioned in 1927 and sunk in 1942
USS Lexington (CV-16), an Essex-class aircraft carrier in commission from 1943–1991, now a museum in Corpus Christi, Texas

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