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Museumship U.S.S. Lexington (CV-16)

The USS Lexington (CV-16) was a aircraft carrier of the Essex-class. She was commissioned in February 1943 and saw many action in the Pacific in the Second World War. Eventually, she remaining active longer than any other Essex-class ship and was decommissioned in 1991.

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Source

  • Text: Fedor de Vries
  • Photos: Flickr

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