CVS-16 USS Lexington

Namesake. Battle of Lexington, Battle of the American Revolutionary War on 18 Apr 1775 that marked the outbreak of armed conflict between Great Britain and Patriot militias from America's thirteen colonies
Ordered. 9 Sep 1940
Builder. Fore River Shipyard, MA
Laid down. 15 Jul 1941
Launched. 23 Sep 1942
Commissioned. 17 Feb 1943
Decommissioned. 23 Apr 1947
Recommissioned. 15 Aug 1955
Decommissioned. 8 Nov 1991
Reclassified:
CVA-16, 1 Oct 1952
CVS-16, 1 Oct 1962
CVT-16, 1 Jan 1969
AVT-16, 1 Jul 1978
Stricken. 8 Nov 1991
Status. Museum Ship, Corpus Christi, TX
Class and type. Essex-class aircraft carrier
Displacement:
27,100 long tons (27,500 t) (standard)
36,380 long tons (36,960 t) (full load)
Length:
820 feet (249.9 m) (wl)
872 feet (265.8 m) (o/a)
Beam. 93 ft (28.3 m)
Draft. 34 ft 2 in (10.41 m)
Installed power. 8 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers 150,000 shp (110,000 kW)
Propulsion:
4 × geared steam turbines
4 × screw propellers
Speed. 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range. 14,100 nmi (26,100 km; 16,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement. 2,600 officers and enlisted men
Armament:
12 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns
32 × 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns
46 × 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns
Armor:
Waterline belt: 2.5–4 in (64–102 mm)
Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm)
Hangar deck: 2.5 in (64 mm)
Bulkheads: 4 in (102 mm)
Aircraft carried. 90