USS Lexington (CV-16)

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Essex-class aircraft carrier United States Navy aircraft carrier World War II warship

USS Lexington (CV-16) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater of World War II and later as a training carrier.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
USS Lexington (CV-16) canonical	14
USS Lexington (CV-16) at Corpus Christi, Texas	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1293578 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: USS Lexington (CV-16)
Context triple: [Battle of the Philippine Sea, aircraftCarrierInvolved, USS Lexington (CV-16)]

A. USS Hornet (CV-12)
USS Hornet (CV-12) is an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive service in World War II and is now preserved as a museum ship in Alameda, California.
B. USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was a U.S. Navy Kitty Hawk–class supercarrier that served as a key conventionally powered aircraft carrier from the early 1960s until its decommissioning in 2009.
C. USS Wasp
USS Wasp was a prominent warship of the American Revolutionary-era Continental Navy, known for its role in early naval engagements against British forces.
D. USS Lexington (CV-2)
USS Lexington (CV-2) was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier of the early World War II era that played a major role in Pacific operations before being lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea.
E. USS Lexington
USS Lexington was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for its early naval engagements against British forces.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: USS Lexington (CV-16)
Target entity description: USS Lexington (CV-16) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater of World War II and later as a training carrier.

A. USS Hornet (CV-12)
USS Hornet (CV-12) is an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive service in World War II and is now preserved as a museum ship in Alameda, California.
B. USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was a U.S. Navy Kitty Hawk–class supercarrier that served as a key conventionally powered aircraft carrier from the early 1960s until its decommissioning in 2009.
C. USS Wasp
USS Wasp was a prominent warship of the American Revolutionary-era Continental Navy, known for its role in early naval engagements against British forces.
D. USS Lexington (CV-2)
USS Lexington (CV-2) was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier of the early World War II era that played a major role in Pacific operations before being lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea.
E. USS Lexington
USS Lexington was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for its early naval engagements against British forces.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Essex-class aircraft carrier ⓘ United States Navy aircraft carrier ⓘ World War II warship ⓘ
airGroupSize	approximately 90–100 aircraft (WWII) ⓘ
armament	20 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 5-inch/38 caliber guns ⓘ
awarded	Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ Presidential Unit Citation ⓘ linked to: Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
battleHonors	11 battle stars for World War II service ⓘ
beam	93 feet ⓘ
builder	Bethlehem Steel Company ⓘ linked to: Bethlehem Steel Corporation
builtAt	Quincy, Massachusetts ⓘ
callSign	Navy call sign LEXINGTON ⓘ
commissioned	1943-02-17 ⓘ
convertedTo	angled-deck carrier ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
decommissioned	1947-04-23 ⓘ
displacement	approximately 27,100 long tons standard ⓘ approximately 36,380 long tons full load ⓘ
finalDecommissioning	1991-11-08 ⓘ
flightDeckBeam	147 feet ⓘ
homeport	Pensacola, Florida (as training carrier) ⓘ
hullNumber	CV-16 ⓘ
laidDown	1941-07-15 ⓘ
launched	1942-09-23 ⓘ
length	872 feet ⓘ
maximumSpeed	about 33 knots ⓘ
museumLocation	Corpus Christi, Texas ⓘ linked to: Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
namedAfter	Battle of Lexington ⓘ linked to: Battles of Lexington and Concord Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ
nickname	The Blue Ghost ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ Leyte Gulf operations ⓘ attacks on Truk ⓘ
openToPublicSince	1992 ⓘ
operator	United States Navy ⓘ
partOf	Essex class ⓘ
precededBy	USS Lexington (CV-2) ⓘ
primaryPostwarUse	training carrier for naval aviators ⓘ
propulsion	4 shafts ⓘ 8 boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
recommissioned	1955-08-15 ⓘ
role	fleet carrier ⓘ training carrier ⓘ
sponsor	Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson ⓘ
status	museum ship ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ linked to: Pacific Theater of Operations