Originally designated Cabot, her name was changed to commemorate the recently-lost USS Lexington (CV-2) – sunk at the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942. CV-16 was the fifth ship to bear the ...

Summary and Key Points: The Midway-class aircraft carriers, including the USS Midway, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, and USS Coral Sea, represent the pinnacle of U.S. naval engineering from World War ...

and the USS Lexington, which luckily wasn't at Pearl Harbour, was called straight into action. She is best remembered for her ...