Reclassified as auxiliary aircraft landing training ship, and redesignated avt16, 1 july 1978. In may 1942, uss lexington cv2, which had been built in the same shipyard two decades earlier, was sunk at the battle of the coral sea. The uss lexington, cv16, is a world war iivintage essex class aircraft carrier. Uss lexington cvcvacvscvt16, known as the blue ghost, was an essexclass aircraft carrier, the fifth united states naval ship named in honor of the revolutionary war battle of lexington. United states navy uss lexington cva16 aircraft carrier ship emblem patch hat navy blue baseball cap. The children of kings lee kelso also served on lexington early in his career. If your browser supports hyperlinks, just click on an email address to send an email. Initially named cabot, the carrier was renamed lexington on june 16, 1942, to honor cv 2, making cv 16 the fifth ship in the navy to bear the name. The lexington was the first active navy ship on which women were assigned and it was lt. Christopher pike served aboard lexington at some point before taking command of enterprise. Here is our uss lexington cvcvaavt16 jacket, patch, ball. Find uss lexington avt 16, military gifts and more at.
Original official decommissioning booklet for avt16 cv16 uss lexington 1991. Uss lexington cv16 was an aircraft carrier commissioned in the. In june, workers at the shipyard submitted a request to navy secretary frank knox to change the name of a carrier currently under. The uss lexington ncc 1709 was one of the first twelve constitutionclass starships produced.
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Show your military pride with the finest quality military patches, pins and gifts from all branches of the military. On 11 june, tf 58 aircraft damaged auxiliary submarine chaser no. The ship was the oldest working carrier in the united states navy. The new aircraft carrier was renamed while under construction to commemorate the earlier ship. This uss lexington cv16 ships ball cap is an emblematic, poly, dark under the visor cap. Some people call them military covers or military hats.
Us navy aircraft carrier cv, cva and cvs, insignia, logo and patch. Navy aircraft carrier patches cv, cvl, cvn, cvs, cvsg, cvw show. In 1980, the uss lexington became the first aircraft carrier in us naval history to have women stationed aboard as crew members 18 aug. Each of our made in the usa military caps are a full wrap no mesh back poly nylon with adjustable snap back. Find uss lexington cv 16 gifts and merchandise printed on quality products that are produced one at a time in socially responsible ways. A petition submitted to the secretary of the navy by the vessels construction work force asked that she be named for the cv2 scuttled by the navy after sustaining serious damage in.
The award program is open to any high school or collegetechnical school underclassmen who are family member son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, n iece, nephew, etc. Her history commissioned in 1943, she set more records than any other essex class carrier in the history of naval aviation. Avt16 cv16 uss lexington decommissionin g 1991 us navy ship patch image. Her keel was laid down on 9 september 1943 by the portsmouth navy yard of kittery, maine. Embroidery is done flathead on the front two panels prior to cap construction. Please make sure to let us know if your email address changes and include your service dates on the ship. Uss lexington museum on 15 june 1992, the ship was donated as a museum and now operates as the uss lexington museum on the bay at 274853 n, 972319, 2914 north shoreline blvd, corpus christi, texas. A megatheater similar to imax was added in the forward aircraft elevator space.
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