USS Lexington (CV-2)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraft_complement 78
gptkbp:armament 12 × 5 in guns
8 × 8 in guns
24 × 1.1 in AA guns
48 × .50 cal machine guns
gptkbp:awards 2 battle stars
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Fore_River_Shipyard
gptkbp:casualties 216 killed
gptkbp:class gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:commissioned 14 December 1927
gptkbp:convertedTo battlecruiser hull
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 2,122
gptkbp:decommissioned 8 May 1942
gptkbp:displacement 36,000 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk by Japanese aircraft
gptkbp:featuredIn documentaries about WWII naval warfare
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Task_Force_11
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:San_Diego
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Lexington (CV-2)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:CV-2
gptkbp:laidDown 8 January 1921
gptkbp:launched 3 October 1925
gptkbp:length 888 ft
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Battle_of_Lexington
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Lady_Lex
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Aubrey_W._Fitch
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:notableEvent first US aircraft carrier lost in WWII
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:sank_coordinates 15°20′S 155°30′E
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USS_Saratoga_(CV-3)
gptkbp:speed 33.25 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
8 May 1942
gptkbp:wreck_discovered_by Paul Allen's expedition
gptkbp:wreckDiscovered March 2018
gptkbp:wreckLocation gptkb:Coral_Sea
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkb:Fore_River_Shipyard
gptkb:USS_Lexington_(NCC-1709)
gptkb:List_of_United_States_Navy_ships
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5