Lady Lex

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Lady Lex is the famous nickname of USS Lexington (CV-2), a pioneering U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served prominently in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II.

All labels observed (1)

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Lady Lex canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy ship ⓘ
aircraft carrier ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
airGroupSize approximately 70–90 aircraft ⓘ
armament 5-inch anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
8 × 8-inch guns (original configuration) ⓘ
light anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ
Fore River Shipyard ⓘ
category World War II aircraft carrier of the United States ⓘ
causeOfLoss scuttling after battle damage ⓘ
commissioned 1927-12-14 ⓘ
conversionBasis Washington Naval Treaty ⓘ
conversionFrom battlecruiser hull ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
crewComplement approximately 2,000 officers and enlisted ⓘ
dateOfSinking 1942-05-08 ⓘ
displacement about 36000 long tons (standard) ⓘ
fate sunk in battle ⓘ
flagshipRole served at times as flagship for carrier task forces ⓘ
followedBy USS Ranger (CV-4) ⓘ
homeport Pearl Harbor (pre–World War II period) ⓘ
hullNumber CV-2 ⓘ
laidDown 1921-01-08 ⓘ
launched 1925-10-03 ⓘ
locationOfWreck Coral Sea ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 33 knots ⓘ
namedAfter Battle of Lexington ⓘ
nickname Lady Lex ⓘ
notableFeature one of the first operational U.S. Navy aircraft carriers ⓘ
pioneering U.S. Navy fleet carrier ⓘ
notableFor contributing to development of U.S. carrier doctrine ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of the Coral Sea ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Coral Sea

early Pacific campaigns of World War II ⓘ
operations around New Guinea ⓘ
raid on Lae–Salamaua ⓘ
precededBy USS Langley (CV-1) ⓘ
linked to: USS Langley
propulsion electric drive ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
refersTo USS Lexington (CV-2) ⓘ
serviceEntryEra interwar period ⓘ
shipClass Lexington-class aircraft carrier ⓘ
sisterShip USS Saratoga (CV-3) ⓘ
linked to: USS Saratoga
sunkAt Battle of the Coral Sea ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Coral Sea
theater Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War
usedFor carrier air strikes ⓘ
fleet scouting ⓘ
pilot training ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USS Lexington (CV-2) → nickname → Lady Lex ⓘ
USS Lexington (CV-2) → nickname → Lady Lex ⓘ
subject linked to: Lady Lex