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visit: http://modelloursworkshop.com buy: http://www.hlj.com/product/trp05608 USS Lexington (CV-2) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia USS Lexington (CV-2), nicknamed the "Gray Lady" or "Lady Lex," was an early aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. She was the lead ship of the Lexington class, though her sister ship Saratoga was commissioned a month earlier. She was also the fourth of five US Navy ships to carry the name "Lexington." Originally designed as a battlecruiser, she was converted into one of the Navy's first aircraft carriers during construction, entered service in 1928, and was sunk in 1942 at the Battle of the Coral Sea. Construction Lexington was named after the Battle of Lexington that took place in Lexington, Massachusetts in 1775, the first battle of the Revolutionary War. She and her sister ship, Saratoga, were originally authorized in 1916 as battle cruisers of 35,300 long tons (35,900 t) with seven funnels and boilers disposed on two deck levels. After the war, and as a result of the lessons thereof, plans were, to a large extent, re-cast in 1919. Designated CC-1 and CC-3, they were laid down as smaller battle cruisers on 8 January 1921 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts. Following the Washington Naval Conference, they were both redesignated and re-authorized to be completed as aircraft carriers on 1 July 1922.[2] As such, they were reduced in displacement by 8,500 long tons (8,600 t), achieved mainly by the elimination of eight 16 inch (406 mm) guns in four twin turrets (including mounts, armor and other equipment). The main belt armor was retained, and the deck armor was heavily reinforced. The general lines of the hull remained unaltered, and the special system of underwater protection was adhered to. The flight deck was 880 feet (244 m) long and 85 to 90 feet (26--27 m) wide, mounted 60 feet (18 m) above the waterline. The mean draft was 24 feet 1½ inches (7.35 m). The ships had a complement of 169 officers and 1730 men, including flying personnel. They carried eight 8 inch (203 mm)/55 caliber guns, twelve 5-inch (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns,[3] and four 6-pounder (2.24-inch, 57 mm) saluting guns. These two ships were the last two built with a transverse catapult as part of the original design.[citation needed] The catapult had a travel of 150 ft (46 m), and was strong enough to launch the heaviest naval aircraft then in existence within 60 feet (18 m). As built, these two ships had cranes for launching and retrieving seaplanes and flying boats, a capability removed during the war and replaced by additional anti-aircraft guns. The ships were designed to carry a maximum of 120 aircraft of various types, including fighters, scouts, and bombers. Each ship cost a total of $45,000,000 ($570 million in 2008 dollars) with aircraft. Lexington was launched on 3 October 1925, sponsored by Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson (wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy), and commissioned 14 December 1927, Captain Albert W. Marshall in command.[4] Lexington and Saratoga had turboelectric drive with 16 Yarrow boilers powering four General Electric steam turbines spinning generators that powered the four slower main drive motors. Lexington's engines provided electricity to Tacoma, Washington for thirty days during a power shortage in the winter of 1929/1930.