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Lexington-class aircraft carrier

Aircraft carrierUnited StatesRetired
Lexington-class aircraft carrier
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Key specs

Type
Aircraft carrier
Shipyards
Fore River Shipyard, New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Construction began
1920
First commissioned
1927
Last retired
1946
Status
Retired
Ships completed
2
Crew
2,791

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Performance

Dimensions and weights
Displacement
37,000 t
Length
270.66 m
Beam
32.31 m
Draught
9.14 m
Performance
Maximum speed
34.5 kn (64 km/h)
Range
10,000 nmi (18,520 km)
Power
134,226 kW
Armament
Armament
4 × 203 mm12 × 127 mm

Operators

United States

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Lexington-class aircraft carrier, Wikipedia

Figures from the ship infobox of the English Wikipedia article, for the class as a whole. Armament lists what the ships carried or carry.