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USS Lexington

1925 Lexington-class aircraft carrier
Vehicle aircraft_carrier Q838148
USS Lexington
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Summary

USS Lexington is an aircraft carrier[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of aircraft carrier entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,692 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: American Defense Service Medal[3], Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal[4], World War II Victory Medal[5]
  • Instance of: shipwreck[6]
  • Item operated: aircraft[7]
  • Operator: United States Navy[8]
  • Named after: Battles of Lexington and Concord[9]
  • Manufacturer: Fore River Shipyard[10]
  • Vessel class: Lexington-class aircraft carrier[11]
  • Commons category: USS Lexington (CV-2)[12]
  • Country of origin: United States[13]
  • Powered by: steam boiler[14], drive shaft[15]
  • Armament: cannon[16], 8"/55 caliber twin gun mount[17], 5"/25 caliber single gun mount[18]
  • Has part(s): belt armor[19], protective deck[20], aircraft elevator[21], flywheel catapult[22]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[23], Battle of the Coral Sea[24]
  • Cause of destruction: scuttling[25]
  • Significant event: order[26], keel laying[27], ship launching[28], ship commissioning[29], striking[30], shipwrecking[31], wreck found[32]
  • Pennant number: CV-2[33]
  • Topic's main category: Category:USS Lexington (CV-2)[34]
  • Has facility: aircraft catapult[35]
  • Commons gallery: USS Lexington (CV-2)[36]
  • Location of creation: Quincy[37]
  • Maximum capacity: 2122[38]
  • Described by source: NavSource Naval History[39], Drachinifel[40], uboat.net[41]
  • Native label: USS Lexington[42]
  • Short name: Lexington[43]
  • Different from: USS Lexington[44]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for USS Lexington include Lexington-class aircraft carrier[45], a ship class[46], founded in 1925[47] and Lexington Park[48], a census-designated place in the United States[49], in United States[50], founded in 1943[51].

Why It Matters

USS Lexington has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for it include Lexington-class aircraft carrier[45], a ship class[46], founded in 1925[47] and Lexington Park[48], a census-designated place in the United States[49], in United States[50], founded in 1943[51].

FAQs

What awards did USS Lexington receive?

Honors received include American Defense Service Medal[3], Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal[4], and World War II Victory Medal[5].

Related Entities

United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . La guerra naval en el Pacífico (1941-1945). wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . La guerra naval en el Pacífico (1941-1945). Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . La guerra naval en el Pacífico (1941-1945). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . La guerra naval en el Pacífico (1941-1945). Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . NavSource Naval History. Retrieved . navsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source → NavSource Naval History, Drachinifel, uboat.net
    Width → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+32.6'}
    Significant event → order, keel laying, ship launching +4
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Vessel class: Lexington-class battlecruiser"
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