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    USS Lexington (CV-2), nicknamed "Lady Lex", was the name ship of her class of two aircraft carriers built for the United States Navy during the 1920s...
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    recently-lost USS Lexington (CV-2), becoming the sixth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name in honor of the Battle of Lexington. Lexington was commissioned...
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  • 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...
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    Lexington-class aircraft carriers were a pair of aircraft carriers built for the United States Navy (USN) during the 1920s, the USS Lexington (CV-2)...
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  • CV-2 may refer to: USS Lexington (CV-2), a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served after World War I and during World War II, until she was sunk in the...
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    Randolph, Cabot). Lexington was originally laid down as Cabot, but was renamed during construction after the previous USS Lexington (CV-2) was lost in the...
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    When the USS Lexington (CV-2) was damaged in battle on May 8, 1942, he distinguished himself by rescuing three men. The USS Lexington (CV-2) was an American...
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    battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59), and the cruisers USS Springfield (CL-66) and USS Salem (CA-139) as well as the Navy's first carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) and...
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    Scouting Squadron 3B (VS-3B) assigned to USS Lexington (CV-2). In 1941, he was the first commander of the USS Long Island, the Navy's first escort aircraft...
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    naval aviator in the United States Navy flying from the USS Langley (CV-1) and USS Lexington (CV-2). These were the first two aircraft carriers of the U...
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