Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington
Dublin Core
Title
Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington
Subject
Shipbuilding
Description
Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington cv 16. Length: 871 ft. Beam: 123 ft. Displacement: 33,300 tons. Built by Bethlehem's former Quincy Yard Delivered February 1943. One of five Essex-class carriers built by Bethlehem, the city CV 16 destroyed 847 enemy planes and sank 300,000 tons of enemy shipping in the Pacific during World War II
32777A-9
32777A-9
Marine Construction Group
Fore River Shipyard
Ships
Creator
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Source
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Date
n.d
Rights
From the National Museum of Industrial History permanent collection. Contact info@nmih.org for usage information.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
BW Negative
Physical Dimensions
8x10
Collection
Citation
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, “Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington,” Bethlehem Steel Corporation Photo Collection, accessed May 18, 2024, https://nmihbethlehemsteel.omeka.net/items/show/1459.