USS Lexington

USS Lexington is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built during World War II for the United States Navy. Originally intended to be named Cabot, the new aircraft carrier was renamed while under construction to commemorate the recently lost USS Lexington , becoming the sixth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name in honor of the Battle of Lexington.
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  • Museum
  • …dates from 1942
  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
  • Description: 1942 Essex-class aircraft carrier
  • Address: 2914 North Shoreline Boulevard, Corpus Christi, TX 78402
  • Also known as
    “The Blue Ghost”
    “USS Lexington Museum on the Bay”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Texas State Aquarium and Hilliard Center.

Public aquarium
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The is a nonprofit aquarium located in , United States. is situated 1,300 feet west of USS Lexington.

Stadium
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The is an entertainment complex located in . is situated 3,200 feet southwest of USS Lexington.

Museum
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The … is situated 2,700 feet southwest of USS Lexington.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corpus Christi.

Photo: Terry Ross, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is 's largest coastal city and the gateway to .

USS Lexington

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Latitude
27.8149° or 27° 48′ 54″ north
Longitude
-97.38878° or 97° 23′ 20″ west
Open location code
76V4RJ76+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 165614046
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4738273
Wiki­data ID
Q1423093

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“USS Lexington” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “USS Lexington (CV-16)”
  • Afrikaans: “USS Lexington”
  • Asturian: “USS Lexington”
  • Balinese: “USS Lexington”
  • Catalan: “USS Lexington”
  • Chinese: “CV-16”
  • Chinese: “列克星敦号航空母舰”
  • Chinese: “列星頓號航空母艦”
  • Chinese: “列星顿号航空母舰”
  • Chinese: “列辛頓號航空母艦”
  • Croatian: “USS Lexington”
  • Czech: “CV-16”
  • Czech: “USS Lexington”
  • Dutch: “USS Lexington”
  • Finnish: “USS Lexington”
  • French: “USS Lexington”
  • German: “AVT-16”
  • German: “CV-16”
  • German: “CVA-16”
  • German: “CVS-16”
  • German: “CVT-16”
  • German: “Lexington”
  • German: “USS Lexington”
  • Greek: “CV-16”
  • Greek: “USS Lexington”
  • Irish: “USS Lexington”
  • Italian: “CV-16”
  • Italian: “USS Lexington”
  • Japanese: “レキシントン”
  • Korean: “USS 렉싱턴”
  • Luxembourgish: “USS Lexington”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “USS «Lexington»”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “USS Lexington”
  • Norwegian: “USS «Lexington»”
  • Persian: “یواس‌اس لکسینگتون (سی‌وی-۱۶)”
  • Persian: “یواس‌اس لکسینگتون”
  • Polish: “USS Cabot”
  • Polish: “USS Lexington”
  • Portuguese: “USS Lexington”
  • Romanian: “USS Lexington”
  • Russian: “USS Lexington”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “USS Lexington”
  • Spanish: “AVT-16”
  • Spanish: “CV-16”
  • Spanish: “CVA-16”
  • Spanish: “CVS-16”
  • Spanish: “CVT-16”
  • Spanish: “el fantasma azul”
  • Spanish: “USS Cabot”
  • Spanish: “USS Lexington”
  • Swedish: “The Blue Ghost”
  • Swedish: “USS Lexington”
  • Ukrainian: “USS Lexington”
  • Vietnamese: “USS Lexington”

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