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'''''USS Lexington'' (CV-2)''' was the first non-experimental [[aircraft carrier]] in the [[United States Navy]], lead ship of the [[Lexington-class]]. The class were built on hulls originally intended for [[battlecruiser]]s. | '''''USS Lexington'' (CV-2)''' was the first non-experimental [[aircraft carrier]] in the [[United States Navy]], lead ship of the [[Lexington-class]]. The class were built on hulls originally intended for [[battlecruiser]]s. | ||
She was commissioned in 1927, and sunk in combat at the [[Battle of the Coral Sea]] in 1942. | She was commissioned in 1927, and sunk in combat at the [[Battle of the Coral Sea]] in 1942. | ||
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USS Lexington (CV-2) was the first non-experimental aircraft carrier in the United States Navy, lead ship of the Lexington-class. The class were built on hulls originally intended for battlecruisers.
She was commissioned in 1927, and sunk in combat at the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942.