USS Lexington

USS Lexington is a traditional ship name used by the US Navy. It commemorates the location of the first battle in the American Revolutionary War . So far the name has been given five times.

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• USS Lexington (1776) , a brigantine , acquired: 1776, lost to Great Britain: 1777
• USS Lexington (1825) , a sloop , commissioned 1826, sold 1860
• USS Lexington (1861) , a paddle steamer converted into a gunboat , commissioned in 1861
• USS Lexington (CV-2) , an aircraft carrier , commissioned in 1927, sunk in 1942
• USS Lexington (CV-16) , an aircraft carrier, commissioned: 1943, decommissioned: 1991, now a museum ship