USS Lexington Corpus Christi Texas
We visit the USS Lexington. We tour the ship including the bridge, flight deck, hangar deck and crew quarters.
USS Lexington docked in Corpus Christi Texas.
Corpus Christi TX: Nicknamed Blue ghost by the Japanese for its ability to reappear after reportedly being sunk. The USS Lexington was commissioned in 1943 by the US Navy and saw extensive service in the Pacific in WWII.
The location of a Japanese flag painted on the tower is where a kamikaze plane hit Nov 5 1944 killing 50.
The ship now calls Corpus Christi Texas home and is open to the public for tours.
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The Texas Bucket List - USS Lexington
We go aboard a ship built for war to celebrate the greatest generation that ever lived.
2019.03.14 - USS Lexington [Corpus Christi, Texas, United States of America]
USS Lexington (CV-16) a fost o navă portavion a flotei Marinei SUA.
In prezent este navă muzeu si poate fi vizitata in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Lexington este unul din cele 24 de portavioane din clasa Essex construite în timpul celui de al Doilea Război Mondial. A primit numele în memoria USS Lexington (CV-2) scufundat în Bătălia din Marea Coralilor.
Lansare 23 septembrie 1942.
Armament:
- 4 tunuri duble de 127mm calibru 38
- 4 tunuri simple de 127mm calibru 38
- 8 tunuri cvadruple de 40mm calibru 56
- 46 tunuri de 20mm calibrul 78
Blindaj:
- centură de oțel cu grosimea de 60-100 mm
- 40 mm pentru hangar
Lexington a participat la mai multe campanii în teatrul de război din Pacific, cele mai notabile fiind:
- Raidul de la Kwajalein
- Bătălia din Marea Filipinelor
- Bătălia din Golful Leyte
- Criza din Liban din 1958
- Orientul îndepărtat
Alte caracteristici tehnice:
- Constructor: Newport News Shipbuilding
- Lungime: 266 m
- Lățime: 45 m
- Deplasament: 27 100 t (standard)
- Sistem de propulsie: 4 turbine cu aburi Westinghouse, cu 4 elice
- Putere: 150 000 CP (110MW)
- Viteză: 33 noduri (61 km/h)
- Echipaj: 2.600 (ofițeri și marinari în 1941)
- Facilități aviatice: 110 de avioane
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USS Lexington, Corpus Christi TX / USA Aircraft Carrier Museum at the Bay
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Texas Corpus Christi winter. Harbor Bridge, USS Lexington.
Corpus Christi City in Texas
Corpus Christi is a Texas city on the Gulf of Mexico. It’s tucked into a bay and its beaches are sheltered by Padre and Mustang islands. The Padre Island National Seashore is home to migratory birds and endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles. The harborfront Texas State Aquarium has touch pools, an aquatic nursery and a shark exhibit. Nearby, a WWII aircraft carrier, USS Lexington, now houses a naval aviation museum.
The Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge is a through arch bridge located in Corpus Christi, Texas which carries 6-lanes of US 181 from downtown Corpus Christi to Rincon Point, known to locals as North Beach.
USS Lexington, nicknamed The Blue Ghost, is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built during World War II for the United States Navy.
Flight over USS Lexington Corpus Christi, Texas
Flight over USS Lexington Corpus Christi, Texas
USS Lexington Flyover in Corpus Cristi, TX
Must Go To Places in Corpus Christi Texas 2020 | USS Lexington Aircraft Carrier
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USS Lexington Corpus Christi Texas
¡Hola amigos! Esta ocasión les traigo un paseo por el portaaviones USS Lexington, una nave de la II Guerra Mundial, convertido en museo.
Nos daremos un paseo por sus recovecos, estaremos en la cubierta y la exhibición de modelos a escala hechos por modelistas de México, EEUU y otras partes.
Este portaaviones se utilizó como escenario para la película Pearl Harbor, película del 2001 con Ben Affleck y Kate Beckinsale.
Espero que disfruten de este video, invitándolos a que en su próxima visita a Texas puedan ir a este impresionante barco.
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Corpus Christi Beaches, and the USS Lexington Museum in TX
Corpus Christi Beaches and The USS Lexington Ship Museum in Texas. The very nice beach in far south of Texas where you can visit the USS Lexington Museum. The USS Lexington Ship commissioned in 1943, she set more records than any other Essex Class carrier in the history of naval aviation.The ship was the oldest working carrier in the United States Navy when decommissioned in 1991. An Essex-class carrier, LEXINGTON was originally named the USS CABOT.
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USS Lexington (CV-16) The Blue Ghost
My first ship, USS Lexington (CV/CVA/CVS/CVT/AVT-16), nicknamed The Blue Ghost, is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built during World War II for the United States Navy. Originally intended to be named Cabot, word arrived during construction that USS Lexington (CV-2) had been lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea. The new aircraft carrier was renamed while under construction to commemorate the earlier ship.
She was the fifth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name in honor of the Revolutionary War Battle of Lexington.
It was my privilege to assist the production crew of the motion picture Midway filming the on board scenes.
Since 1992, the ship has been docked in Corpus Christi, Texas, where she operates as a museum.
USS Lexington - Corpus Christi TX
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USS Lexington Museum On The Bay Corpus Christie
USS Lexington Museum On The Bay Corpus Christie
If you haven't been to the USS Lexington and you are within a 4 hour drive of Corpus- you're missing one of the great treasures of Texas. The ship is a floating treasure with an amazing staff who will guide you through a journey back in time. The video here is a recent visit by Tiki Macaw and we had a great time with the crew as always.
Some of the aircraft you will find are an AH-1S COBRA A-7B CORSAIR II F/A-18 HORNET F2H-2 BANSHEE KA-3B SKYWARRIOR TBM-3E AVENGER TA-4 SKYHAWK and MANY MANY MORE!
Commissioned in 1943, she set more records than any other Essex Class carrier in the history of naval aviation.The ship was the oldest working carrier in the United States Navy when decommissioned in 1991. An Essex-class carrier, LEXINGTON was originally named the USS CABOT. During World War II, final construction was being completed at Massachusetts' Fore River Shipyard when word was received that the original carrier named USS LEXINGTON, CV-2, had been sunk in the Coral Sea. The new carrier's name was changed to LEXINGTON.
After training maneuvers and a shakedown cruise, LEXINGTON joined the Fifth Fleet at Pearl Harbor. The Fifth Fleet was established April 26, 1944, at this time it was Central Pacific Force. During World War II, the carrier participated in nearly every major operation in the Pacific Theater and spent a total of 21 months in combat. Her planes destroyed 372 enemy aircraft in the air, and 475 more on the ground. She sank or destroyed 300,000 tons of enemy cargo and damaged an additional 600,000 tons. The ship's guns shot down 15 planes and assisted in downing five more.
The Japanese reported LEXINGTON sunk no less than four times! Yet, each time she returned to fight again, leading the propagandist Tokyo Rose to nickname her The Blue Ghost. The name is a tribute to the ship and the crew and air groups that served aboard her.
After the war, LEXINGTON was briefly decommissioned (1947-1955). When reactivated, she operated primarily with the Seventh Fleet out of San Diego, California. Although not involved in actual combat, LEXINGTON kept an offshore vigil during tensions in Formosa, Laos, and Cuba.
In 1962, she sailed into Pensacola, Florida, and began training operations, eventually being officially designated CVT-16, Navy Training Carrier. Corpus Christi is privileged to be selected as the permanent home to this national treasure.
All Aboard! USS Lexington
The United States is known for its rich Military history and numerous landmarks relating to each of those. While traveling in South Texas I stopped into Corpus Christi where I visited the USS Lexington, a decommissioned ship which saw over 400,000 air launch and landings throughout its service as a carrier. Now it serves as an educational site for visitors detailing history as well as reverence for those serving. One of the most unique sites in Corpus Christi this is a must see.
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USS Lexington (CV-16) & Texas State Aquarium (2002)
USS Lexington (CV/CVA/CVS/CVT/AVT-16), known as The Blue Ghost, is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship, the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, is named in honor of the Revolutionary War Battle of Lexington. She was originally to have been named Cabot, but she was renamed while under construction to commemorate USS Lexington (CV-2), lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942.
Background
Lexington was commissioned in February 1943, and served in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, receiving the Presidential Unit Citation and 11 battle stars for World War II service. Like many of her sister ships, Lexington was decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, but was modernized and reactivated in the early 1950s, being reclassified as an attack carrier (CVA), and then an antisubmarine carrier (CVS). In her second career, she operated both in the Atlantic/Mediterranean and the Pacific, but spent most of her time, nearly 30 years, on the east coast as a training carrier (CVT).
Construction and commissioning
The ship was laid down as Cabot on 15 July 1941 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Mass., and renamed Lexington 16 June 1942, and launched on 23 September 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson. Lexington was commissioned on 17 February 1943, with Captain Felix Stump USN in command.
She was decommissioned in 1991, remaining active longer than any other Essex-class ship, and was donated for use as a museum ship in Corpus Christi, Texas. Lexington was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2003. Though her surviving sisterships Yorktown, Intrepid, and Hornet carry lower hull numbers, Lexington was laid down and commissioned earlier, making Lexington the oldest remaining aircraft carrier in the world.
The Blue Ghost
The Lexington was given the nickname The Blue Ghost by the Japanese. Part of the reason for the nickname the Blue Ghost was the fact that Lexington was painted dark blue. This aspect was used to demoralize the Japanese, as they could not sink Lexington since she was so heavily defended.[clarification needed] The ghost portion of the nickname comes from the fact that the Japanese believed that they had sunk the Lexington no less than four times during the course of the war, leading Tokyo Rose to give the ship its nickname.[2]
She sinks beneath the deep blue seas each evening, all hands aboard, only to re-appear each morning on the horizon.
Service history
[edit]World War II
After Caribbean shakedown and yard work at Boston, Lexington sailed for Pacific action via the Panama Canal, arriving at Pearl Harbor on 9 August 1943. She raided Tarawa in late September and Wake Island in October, then returned to Pearl Harbor to prepare for the Gilbert Islands operation. From 19 November to 24 November she made searches and flew sorties in the Marshalls, covering the landings in the Gilberts. Her aviators downed 29 enemy aircraft on 23 November and 24 November.
Kwajalein raid
Lexington sailed to raid Kwajalein on 4 December. Her morning strike destroyed the SS Kembu Maru, damaged two cruisers, and accounted for 30 enemy aircraft. Her gunners splashed two of the enemy torpedo planes that attacked at midday, but were ordered not to open fire at night as the Admiral[who?] then in command believed it would give their position away (He was later replaced). At 1920 that night, a major air attack began while the task force was under way off Kwajalein. At 2322, parachute flares from Japanese planes silhouetted the carrier, and 10 minutes later she was hit by a torpedo on the starboard side, knocking out her steering gear. Nine people were killed, two on the fantail and seven in the Chief Petty Officers mess room, which was a repair party station during general quarters. Four members of the affected repair party survived because they were sitting on a couch that apparently absorbed the shock of the explosion. Settling 5 feet (2 m) by the stern, the carrier began circling to port amidst dense clouds of smoke pouring from ruptured tanks aft. To maintain water tight integrity, damage control crews were ordered to seal the damaged compartments and welded them shut applying heavy steel plates where needed. An emergency hand-operated steering unit was quickly devised, and Lexington made Pearl Harbor for emergency repairs, arriving on 9 December. She reached Bremerton, Washington on 22 December for full repairs, completed on 20 February 1944. The error in judgment concerning opening fire at night was never repeated again, as gun crews were then ordered to open fire anytime the ship came under attack. The 40 mm Quads were most effective from then on. The Blue Ghost was reported sunk by Japan's Tokyo Rose -- as she would come to say again and again, the ship sank beneath the deep blue seas.