The Blue Ghost

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The Blue Ghost is the famous nickname of the World War II-era U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-16), renowned for its resilience and repeated returns to battle despite being reported sunk.

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The Blue Ghost canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname ⓘ
appliedToShipStatus kept returning to combat ⓘ
repeatedly reported sunk ⓘ
appliesTo Essex-class aircraft carrier ⓘ
United States Navy aircraft carrier ⓘ
associatedShipNumber CV-16 ⓘ
associatedWith Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War
associatedWithClass Essex class ⓘ
associatedWithNavy U.S. Pacific Fleet ⓘ
associatedWithRole fleet carrier ⓘ
associatedWithShipName Lexington ⓘ
associatedWithShipType aircraft carrier ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
era World War II era ⓘ
linked to: World War II
hasColorInName blue ⓘ
hasReputation symbol of American naval persistence ⓘ
unsinkable carrier ⓘ
hasThemeInName ghost ⓘ
heritageDesignation historic U.S. Navy nickname ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableFor repeated returns to battle after being reported sunk ⓘ
resilience in combat ⓘ
notablePeriodOfUse 1943–1945 ⓘ
refersTo USS Lexington (CV-16) ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Navy ⓘ
usedAs wartime nickname ⓘ
usedBy American public ⓘ
U.S. Navy personnel ⓘ
wartime media ⓘ

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USS Lexington (CV-16) → nickname → The Blue Ghost ⓘ
USS Lexington (CV-16) → nickname → The Blue Ghost ⓘ
subject linked to: CV-16