USS Lexington (CV-16)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried up to 90
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Occupation_Service_Medal
gptkbp:battle_star 11 (World War II)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Fore_River_Shipyard
gptkbp:commissioned 17 February 1943
gptkbp:decommissioned 8 November 1991
gptkbp:displacement 27,100 tons (standard)
36,380 tons (full load)
gptkbp:featuredIn films and documentaries
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Corpus_Christi,_Texas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Lexington (CV-16)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:CV-16
gptkbp:launched 26 September 1942
gptkbp:length 872 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:Corpus_Christi,_Texas
gptkbp:museumSince 1992
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Battle_of_Lexington
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Blue_Ghost
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Cabot
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:USS_Essex_(CV-9)
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:reclassified gptkb:AVT-16
gptkb:CVT-16
gptkbp:renamed Lexington after loss of CV-2
gptkbp:speed 33 knots
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Mrs._Theodore_Douglas_Robinson
gptkbp:status gptkb:ship
gptkbp:successor gptkb:USS_Bunker_Hill_(CV-17)
gptkbp:usedFor training carrier
gptkbp:website https://www.usslexington.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4