file created: 12/07/02 00:52:27 , last update: 07/25/02
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CV-16 Lexington II
United States Navy aircraft carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Essex-short 1941/07/15
Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy,
1942/09/26 1943/03/17 1991
memori
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:SM
Camouflage: 43-45: Ms 21, 45: Ms 21/Ms 22, 45/05: Ms 12LE>

WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/07/27       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/08/09 43/09/11     P.H.   66 
43/09/11 43/09/19   50/FF raid -Tarawa&Makin   66 
43/09/29 43/10/11   14 raid -Wake   66 
43/10/21 43/12/04 Galvan 50.1 CVG-16: VF-16,VB-16,VT-16  
43/12/04   Galvan 50.1 damage(torpedo) (13-30N, 171-25E)   66  85 
43/12/04 43/12/09     sail Gilberts > P.H. for emergency repairs   66 
43/12/09 43/12/?,     P.H. - emergency repairs   66 
43/12/22 44/02/20     Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - repairs   66 
44/03/15 44/04/06 Desec1 58.3 raid -Palau  
44/03/18     50.10/FF shell Mili  
44/04/13 44/05/04 Reckle 58.3    
44/06/06 44/08 Forage 58.3/FF CVG-16   81 
44/06/19   Forage 58.3/FF xPhilip  
44/07/26   Forage 58.3/FF damaging CM Sokuten off Palau   85 
44/08/04   Forage 58.3/FF sinking/share(Bunker Hill) landing ship T-133 off Iwojima coast (24-47N, 141-20E)   85 
44/08/09 44/08/18     Eniwetok   88 
44/08/26 44/11/06 King2 38.3/FF CVG-19   81 
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 38.3/FF xLeyte   81 
44/11/05   King2 38.3/FF sinking Naci  
44/11/05   King2 38.3/FF damage(kami) - 50 KIA, 132 WIA (16-20N, 123-59E)   86 
44/12/01 44/12/24 Love3 38.2/GF land Mindoro  
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38.2/GF     66 
45/02/10 45/03/03 Detach 58.2 CVG-9   80 
45/04 45/05     Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - overehaul, refit   72  66 
45/06/13 45/06/2?   12.4     66 
45/06/20     12.4 raid Wake   66 
45/07/01 45/07/30   38.1 raid Home Islands - CVG-94?   81  104 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex Cabot, renamed 42/06/16; 1991/11/30 struck; museum ship at corpus
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 11 Battle Stars, PUC
Notice: "G code"from 45/07/27: H; nickname "Blue Ghost" (she have blue camouflage scheme and was several times reported sunk by Japs, so crew decided to this nickname)