Lexington-class battlecruiser

The Lexington-class battlecruisers were officially the only class of battlecruiser to ever be ordered by the United States Navy. While these six vessels were requested in 1911 as a reaction to the building by Japan of the Kongō class, the potential use for them in the U.S. Navy came from a series of studies by the Naval War College which stretched over several years and predated the existence of the first battlecruiser, HMS Invincible. The fact they were not approved by Congress at the time of their initial request was due to political, not military, considerations.

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  USS Constellation ⓘ
  1923 Lexington-class battlecruiser

Frameless

Lexington battlecruiser original

Lexington original configuration edited

USS Contellation (CC-2)

Lexington class battlecruiser

Lexington battlecruiser final

Lexington class battlecruiser2

H41961

H41961 (cropped)

80-CF-395b Rear Admiral David W. Taylor, USN Rear Admiral John K. Robison, USN

Lexington battlecruiser conversion models

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		USS Constellation	Lexington-class battlecruiser, battlecruiser	Wikidata
commons	image		Lexington battlecruiser original		Commons
commons	image		Lexington original configuration edited		Commons
commons	image		USS Contellation (CC-2)		Commons
commons	image		Lexington class battlecruiser		Commons
commons	image		Lexington battlecruiser final		Commons
commons	image		Lexington class battlecruiser2		Commons
commons	image		H41961		Commons
commons	image		H41961 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		80-CF-395b Rear Admiral David W. Taylor, USN Rear Admiral John K. Robison, USN		Commons
commons	image		Lexington battlecruiser conversion models		Commons