Lexington-class

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft carrier
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:F4F_Wildcat
gptkb:SBD_Dauntless
TBD Devastator
arrestor_wires
catapult_system
gptkbp:armament 8 × 8 in (203 mm) guns
gptkbp:armor up to 6 in (152 mm)
gptkbp:commissioned 1927
gptkbp:crewSize 2,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1942
1946
gptkbp:design flush-deck design
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:displacement 33,000 long tons (33,600 t)
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Philippine Sea
gptkbp:fate sunk in battle
gptkbp:firstMatch USS Saratoga (CV-3)
gptkbp:hasMember 2
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity 78 aircraft
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first large aircraft carriers of the US Navy
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Pearl_Harbor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lexington-class
gptkbp:launched 1925
gptkbp:length 888 ft (271 m)
gptkbp:notable_alumni gptkb:USS_Lexington_(CV-2)
USS Saratoga (CV-3)
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Captain_Frank_Jack_Fletcher
Captain_Joseph_M._
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:USS_Lexington_(CV-2)
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:replacedBy Essex-class_carriers
gptkbp:role naval aviation
gptkbp:speed 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Essex-class