Technical information
Type | Aircraft Carrier |
Displacement | 40000 BRT |
Length | 850 feet |
Complement | 1899 men |
Armament | 8 8" guns 12 5" guns 90 aircraft |
Max speed | 33 knots |
Engines | Turbo electric |
Power | 180000 |
Notes on class | Saratoga carried 79 aircraft instead of 90 Lexington had. |
US Navy ships of the Lexington class
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USS Lexington (CV 2) | Lost on 8 May 1942 | |
USS Saratoga (CV 3) | ||
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