Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) - Lexington, MA
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A monument honoring the fourth U.S. naval ship named Lexington, the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2), is located behind the visitors center east of Lexington Battle Green in Lexington. MA.
Waymark Code: WMQR58
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2016
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Near the historic Lexington Battle Green the Lexington Lions Club and the U.S.S. Lexington CV-16 Association has installed a series of monuments honoring the five United States naval ships that were named Lexington. On the left of the row of monuments is a monument consisting of a bronze plaque affixed to a granite base. The plaque for the 4th Lexington, aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) "Lady Lex", is inscribed:
4TH LEXINGTON (CV-2)
“LADY LEX”
BUILT IN QUINCY, MASS. ON THE HULL OF A
BATTLECRUISER, THE 36,000 TON CARRIER WAS
COMMISSIONED 14 DEC. 1927. FIRST SHIP TO
AVERAGE MORE THAN 20 KNOTS ON AN OCEAN
VOYAGE. ON THE DECKS OF THE LEXINGTON
AND SARATOGA, LAUNCHING AND LANDING
TECHNIQUES OF AIRCRAFT WERE PERFECTED.
LT. BUTCH O’HARE, BASED ON “LADY LEX”,
DOWNED FIVE JAPANESE BOMBERS ON 20 FEB.
1942 TO BECOME THE FIRST NAVY ACE OF
WW II. IN THE BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA, 7-8
MAY 1942, PILOTS FROM “LADY LEX” SANK FIRST
ENEMY CARRIER OF THE WAR. THE JAPANESE
ADVANCE TO AUSTRALIA WAS STOPPED, BUT
THE LEX WAS SUNK WHEN FIRES ERUPTED
AFTER TAKING 3 TORPEDOES AND 2 BOMBS HITS.
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List if there are any visiting hours:
Always available
Entrance fees (if any):
0
Date dedicated: 04/18/1988
Sponsor(s): Lexington Lions Club and the U.S.S. Lexington CV-16 Association
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
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