Lex took awhile to sink, and the abandoning ship operation functioned smoothly, consequently Lexington's casualties were fortunately not as heavy as they could've been. See the USS Lexington's association website, odds are they will have a list of her crewmen lost during the battle. Make sure your not looking for the new Lexington...she too fought in WWII but still exists.
Until more could be built, the US only had the carriers USS Saratoga, USS Enterprise, USS Hornet, and the USS Wasp left in the Pacific...USS Ranger was to remain in the Atlantic as she was considered an "easy target" in the Pacific. Lexington and Yorktown (and Langley) were gone. Hornet and Wasp would be lost shortly.
The USN permanently lost: 1. Battleships USS Arizona, USS Utah, and USS Oklahoma. 2. Aircraft Carriers USS Lexington (at Coral Sea); USS Yorktown (at Midway); USS Hornet (at Santa Cruz Islands); USS Wasp (at Guadalcanal). 3. LIGHT Aircraft Carrier USS Princeton. 4. Six CVE's, Escort Carriers aka "Jeep Carriers."
The 888 foot long USS Lexington (fleet carrier). The IJN lost one light carrier.
It wasn't an aircraft carrier, but a battleship. The battleship used was the USS Missouri.
The web address of the Uss Lexington Museum is: http://www.usslexington.com
The phone number of the Uss Lexington Museum is: 361-888-4873.
The first USS Lexington aircraft carrier was sunk in the Coral Sea. The second USS Lexington aircraft carrier survived it's predecessor and was decommissioned in 1991.
In 1959.
it was 1837 i think...
The address of the Uss Lexington Museum is: 2914 North Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78403
To name a few: USS Bismarck Sea USS Lexington USS Yorktown USS Hornet USS Wasp USS Princeton USS Gambier Bay USS St. Lo USS Liscome Bay
the blue ghost
USS Enterprise, USS Lexington, USS Saratoga, HMS Ark Royal, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, USS Hornet, USS Yorktown, USS Essex, USS Nimitz,USS Ronald Reagan, and many others.
The WWII USS Enterprise (CV-6) was the most decorated US warship during WWII; she earned 20 battle stars, and fought in every carrier battle except the Battle of the Coral Sea; her sister the USS Yorktown, and the giant USS Lexington fought in that battle (Lexington was sunk).
the list is situated in England
The pre-war aircraft carrier, USS Lexington CV-2, was sunk on Aug. 5, 1942 in the Battle of the Coral Sea. Her name sake, Essex Class carrier, USS Lexington CV-16, was commisioned on Mar. 17, 1943, served thru-out the war and is now in a museum in Corpi Cristi, TX.