"USS Lexington" Anchor - Corpus Christi, Texas
Posted by: 
JimmyEv
N 27° 48.992 W 097° 23.430
14R E 658529 N 3077918
How big is an anchor for an aircraft carrier? This big.
Waymark Code: WM1RGE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2007
Views: 87
This anchor, fabricated at the Navy Yard Norfolk in 1940, was used on the aircraft carrier,
USS Lexington, and is now displayed in front of the ship on Corpus Christi Beach.
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