Lexington-class aircraft carrier

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The Lexington-class aircraft carriers were a pair of aircraft carriers built for the United States Navy (USN) during the 1920s, the USS Lexington (CV-2) and USS Saratoga (CV-3). The ships were built on hulls originally laid down as battlecruisers after World War I, but under the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, all U.S. battleship and battlecruiser construction was cancelled. The Treaty, however, allowed two of the unfinished ships to be converted to carriers. They were the first operational aircraft carriers in the USN and were used to develop carrier aviation tactics and procedures before World War II in a series of annual exercises.

1925  WikimediaWikidata
Lexington class
2 produced, 
aircraft carrierFore River ShipyardUnited States NavyUnited States

Flugzeugträger BJohn F. Kennedy-class aircraft carrier

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  • USS Saratoga
    1925 Lexington-class aircraft carrier
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    1925 Lexington-class aircraft carrier
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"16 Inch Guns for Our Dreadnaughts" - 80-WP-1002
USS Saratoga (CV-3) and USS Lexington (CV-2) off Oahu c1930USS Saratoga (CV-3) and USS Lexington (CV-2) off Oahu c1930
Lexington battlecruiser conversion modelsLexington battlecruiser conversion models
Aircraft carrier silhouettes (Warships To-day, 1936)Aircraft carrier silhouettes (Warships To-day, 1936)
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