Sloop-Of-War USS Lexington (1825) - Lexington, MA
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N 42° 26.958 W 071° 13.751
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A monument honoring the second U.S. naval ship named Lexington, the 18 Gun Sloop-Of-War USS Lexington, is located behind the visitors center east of Lexington Battle Green in Lexington. MA.
Waymark Code: WMQR4T
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 second Lexington, the 18 gun Sloop-Of-War USS Lexington, is inscribed:
2ND LEXINGTON
18 GUN SLOOP-OF-WAR
COMMISSIONED JUNE 11, 1826. SERVED TWO
TOURS IN MEDITERRANEAN AND IN SOUTH
AMERICAN WATERS. LANDED A RAIDING PARTY
IN FALKLANDS IN 1832 IN REPRISAL FOR
SEIZURE OF TWO AMERICAN WHALERS; ALSO
LANDED MARINES AT BUENOS AIRES TO
PROTECT U.S. INTERESTS. CONVERTED INTO
STORESHIP, LEXINGTON TRANSPORTED TROOPS
DURING MEXICAN WAR AND LANDED RAIDERS
AT SAN BLAS. AFTER THE WAR, SHE PROVIDED
SECURITY ALONG CALIFORNIA COAST
WHEN THE TERRITORY WAS BEING TRANSFERRED
TO U.S. CONTROL. IN 1852 LEXINGTON JOINED
COMMODORE PERRY’S HISTORIC EXPEDITION
TO TOKYO THAT OPENED JAPAN TO WESTERN
COMMERCE. DECOMMISSIONED IN NEW YORK
IN 1855.
Relevent website: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
Always aailable
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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