Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
aircraft carrier
|
| gptkbp:aircraft |
gptkb:F4F_Wildcat
gptkb:SBD_Dauntless 90 aircraft TBD Devastator |
| gptkbp:armament |
8 × 8 in (203 mm) guns
|
| gptkbp:builder |
gptkb:Fore_River_Shipyard
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
approximately 216
|
| gptkbp:class |
Lexington-class_aircraft_carrier
|
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Captain_Frank_Jack_Fletcher
|
| gptkbp:commissioned |
1927
|
| gptkbp:crew_size |
approximately 2,500 personnel
|
| gptkbp:decommissioned |
1942
1942-02-08 |
| gptkbp:defeated |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
|
| gptkbp:displacement |
33,000 tons
|
| gptkbp:fate |
sunk_by_Japanese_aircraft
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
pioneered naval aviation tactics
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
first carrier to be sunk in action during World War II
first carrier to launch a strike against the Japanese fleet involved_in_the_Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea. participated_in_the_Doolittle_Raid_planning |
| gptkbp:home_port |
gptkb:San_Diego,_California
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
USS Lexington (CV-2)
|
| gptkbp:launched |
1925
|
| gptkbp:length |
888 ft (271 m)
|
| gptkbp:name |
USS Lexington
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
Lady_Lex
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
first aircraft carrier to launch a strike against an enemy fleet
|
| gptkbp:notable_feature |
large flight deck
hangar deck island superstructure |
| gptkbp:operates_in |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
|
| gptkbp:operationalRange |
over 10,000 nautical miles
|
| gptkbp:participatesIn |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands
Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of Midway Battle of the Eastern Solomons |
| gptkbp:powers |
120,000 shp
|
| gptkbp:propulsion |
steam turbines
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
USS Lexington (CV-16)
|
| gptkbp:restingPlace |
gptkb:Coral_Sea
|
| gptkbp:secondary_mission |
aircraft recovery operations
|
| gptkbp:servedIn |
gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkb:World_War_II |
| gptkbp:sister_ship |
USS Saratoga (CV-3)
|
| gptkbp:speed |
33 knots
|