Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington CV-16 Is Launched

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Synopsis: The new US Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington is christened and launched replacing the Aircraft Carrier of the same name sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea...(read more)

Date: 1942
Duration: 00:00:40
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: United States

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Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington CV-16 Is Launched

Launching of the new USS Lexington CV-16 aircraft carrier on September 23, 1942. The ship was christened by Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson. Nicknames for the new USS Lexington was The Grey Ghost and Lady Lex. The new USS Lexington CV-16 replaces the old USS Lexington CV-2 lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942.