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	Aircraft carrier Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Carriers steam at speed, for example up to 35 knots (65 km/h), into the wind during take-off in order to increase the apparent wind speed, thereby reducing the speed of the aircraft relative to the ship.
		Though aircraft carriers are given their definition with respect to fixed-wing aircraft, the first known instance of using a ship for airborne operations occurred in 1806, when the British Royal Navy's Lord Thomas Cochrane launched kites from the 32-gun frigate HMS Pallas in order to drop propaganda leaflets on the French territory.
		By the late 1930s, aircraft carriers around the world typically carried three types of aircraft: torpedo bombers, also used for conventional bombings and reconnaissance; dive bombers, also used for reconnaissance (in the U.S. Navy, this type of aircraft were known as "scout bombers"); and fighters for fleet defence and bomber escort duties.
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		The Town class was a class of light cruisers built for the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and wer...
		The Dido class was a class of sixteen (including the Bellona sub-class) light cruisers built for the Royal Navy.
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	USS Lexington (CV-2) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The fourth USS Lexington (CV-2), nicknamed the "Gray Lady" or "Lady Lex", was the second (A large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings) aircraft carrier of the (The navy of the United States of America; maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces) United States Navy.
		Lexington sailed next day to raid Japanese forces on (additional info and facts about Jaluit) Jaluit to relieve pressure on (An island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii) Wake Island; these orders were canceled 20 December, and she was directed to cover the Saratoga force in reinforcing Wake.
		Lexington and her sister Saratoga were turboelectric drive ships with steam turbines spinning generators that powered the slower speed main drive motors.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/U/US/USS_Lexington_(CV-2)4.htm (979 words)

	USS Saratoga (CV-3) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Her aircraft struck Wotje and Taroa for three days, from 29 January to 31 January, and then pounded Engebi, the main island at Eniwetok, the 3rd to the 6th and from the 10th to the 12th of February.
		By 20:15, the fires were under control, and the carrier was able to recover aircraft, but she was ordered to Eniwetok and then to the west coast for repairs, and arrived at Bremerton on 16 March.
		With the arrival of large numbers of Essex-class carriers, Saratoga was surplus to postwar requirements, and she was assigned to Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll to test the effect of the atomic bomb on naval vessels.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Saratoga_(CV-3) (3026 words)

	Encyclopedia: Essex class aircraft carrier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		An aircraft carrier is a warship whose main role is to deploy and recover aircraft.
		The seventh USS Hornet (CV-8) of the United States Navy was an aircraft carrier of World War II, notable for launching the Doolittle Raid, as a participant in the Battle of Midway, and for action in the Solomons before being mortally wounded in the Battle of the Santa Cruz...
		The fourth USS Lexington (CV-2), nicknamed the Gray Lady or Lady Lex, was the second aircraft carrier of the United States Navy.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Essex-class-aircraft-carrier (4791 words)

	Essex class aircraft carrier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		As bigger carriers entered the fleet, seven of the Essex class and eleven Ticonderogas were reassigned to the anti-submarine warfare mission.
		It should be noted that the Lexington, Wasp, Hornet and the Yorktown names were not their originally intended ones, but were used in line with the Navy’s intent to carry on the traditions of the fighting predecessors (ships lost in combat).
		Most of the first-line carriers of the pre-war years were equipped with flush deck catapults, but owing to the speed and size of these ships very little catapulting was done—except for experimental purposes.
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	Lexington class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Lexington class aircraft carriers were the first operational aircraft carriers in the United States Navy (USS Langley was a strictly developmental ship which only served for a short time as an active fleet unit before being converted to a seaplane tender AV-3).
		The name source for the battlecruisers was famous past ships of the U.S. Navy, which continued to be the name source for aircraft carriers until CV-66 USS America.
		The Lexington class carriers were the largest aircraft carriers in the fleet until the late-war Midway-class carriers, and had the largest hangar decks in the world until the early-50s Forrestal-class supercarriers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lexington_class_battlecruiser (298 words)

	USS Cabot and USS Belleau Wood were the Carriers used by Air Group 31
		Their first carrier was the USS Cabot (CVL-28) which they boarded in November of 1943 and served on until October 4,1944.
		Independence class aircraft carriers were rather small when compared to the large Essex.
		To give you an idea of the size of an Independence Class aircraft carrier, here is a photo of CVL- 22 with some of her air wing on the 71 foot wide flight deck.
	www.vf31.com /CVL/cvl.html (224 words)

	The USS Lexington CV-16
		Lexington was nicknamed "The Blue Ghost" by the Japanese propagandist Tokyo Rose because she never wore the typical camouflage paint of all the other U.S. aircraft carriers.
		While the carrier came under constant enemy attack in the engagement in which Princeton was sunk, her planes joined in sinking Japan's super battleship Muea~hi and scored hits on three cruisers the 24th of October.
		Lexington was combat bound again on the 22nd of May, sailing via Alameda and Pearl Harbor for San Pedro Bay, Leyte, where she joined Rear Adm. T.
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	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers - USS Lexington (CV 2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The fourth Lexington (CV 2) was originally designated CC 1; laid down as a battle cruiser 8 January 1921 by Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, Mass.; authorized to be completed as an aircraft carrier 1 July 1922; launched 3 October 1925; sponsored by Mrs.
		Lexington sailed next day to raid Japanese forces on Jaluit to relieve pressure on Wake; these orders were canceled 20 December, and she was directed to cover the USS Saratoga force in reinforcing Wake.
		Lexington's task force sortied from Pearl Harbor 15 April, rejoining TF 17 on 1 May. As Japanese fleet concentrations threatening the Coral Sea were observed, Lexington and USS Yorktown (CV 5) moved into the sea to search for the enemy's force covering a projected troop movement.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv02-lexington/cv02-lexington.html (904 words)

	USN Ship Types--Essex (CV-9) class aircraft carriers)
		-- U.S. Essex Class (CV 9-13, 16-18, 20 & 31),
		The ten ships of the Essex class, with the thirteen closely-related Ticonderoga class carriers and the Oriskany, a highly modified sister that was the prototype of the SCB-27 modernization program, constituted the industrial age's largest class of heavy warships.
		Third Fleet aircraft carriers at anchor in Ulithi Atoll, 8 December 1945, during a break from operations in the Philippines area.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/usnshtp/cv/cv9cl.htm (1580 words)

	Aircraft Carrier Photo Index: USS LEXINGTON (CV-2)
		In the foreground is a model of an aircraft carrier design converted from the battle cruiser hull.
		USS Lexington (CV-2), top; USS Saratoga (CV-3), with her distinctive funnel stripe; and USS Langley (CV-1), accross the pier from Saratoga.
		USS Lexington (CV-2) at anchor, location and date unknown (prior to her 1936 refit, as shown by the shape of the forward part of the flight deck).
	www.navsource.org /archives/02/02.htm (1512 words)

	Yorktown class aircraft carrier - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The first two ships, Yorktown and Enterprise, were quickly completed after the lessons learned from operations with the large battlecruiser conversion Lexington class, versus the smaller purpose-built Ranger, taught the Navy that large carriers, rather than small ones, were more operationally flexible and survivable.
		The ships resulting were large, flexible and powerful, giving the US Navy a five-ship carrier force totaling 134,000 tons, which with the addition of the 20,000 ton USS Wasp brought the US Navy up to the full treaty limit in tonnage.
		Except for Enterprise, the entire class had been lost by the end of 1942, with Yorktown sunk at the Battle of Midway in June; Hornet joined the class exemplar on the bottom in September at the Battle of Santa Cruz.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Yorktown_class_aircraft_carrier (503 words)

	Encyclopedia: Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		USS Tennessee (BB-43), the lead ship of her class of battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 16th state.
		HMS Hermes (95) was the first purpose built aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy, and the second in the world after the Imperial Japanese Navys Hosho.
		At 10:25 while preparing to launch a second strike against an American carrier group, she was attacked by thirteen dive bombers from the American carriers Yorktown, Enterprise and Hornet.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Japanese-aircraft-carrier-Soryu (2001 words)

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		Yankee Modelworks is proud to give you the USS Lexington.
		The ship will be represented in her final configuration at the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942.
		We also include 30 Trumpeter Aircraft with each kit.
	www.yankeemodelworks.com /CV2.htm (118 words)

	Aircraft Carrier Photo Index: USS SARATOGA (CV-3)
		Re-ordered as an aircraft carrier in the fall of 1922.
		USS Lexington (CV-2), left, and USS Saratoga (CV-3) open to the public for viewing at New York City, June 1934.
		Also present are the aircraft carriers Lexington (CV-2) and Saratoga (CV-3), the latter with her distinctive funnel stripe.
	www.navsource.org /archives/02/03.htm (1465 words)

	Essex class aircraft carrier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The difference was that American ships carried their armor on the hangar floor, designed such that the flight deck and all above it were superstructure.
		This allowed for larger hangar bays, while their Royal counterparts carried their armor at the flight deck level.
		Later USN carriers would adopt the British approach making the flight deck rather than the hangar deck the strength deck leaving only the island as superstructure.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/E/Essex-class-aircraft-carrier.htm (2102 words)

	Aircraft Carrier Saratoga - Airplanes BR
		… Later in the afternoon, as an enemy strike from other carriers was detected, Saratoga hastily launched the aircraft on her deck, and these found and …
		Carrier, Hosho, Bearn, Lexington, Saratoga, Akagi, Kaga, Ranger …
		Aircraft Carrier Saratoga Headed for Inactive Fleet MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) -- After nearly 40 years as "Jacksonville's Flagship," the aircraft carrier Saratoga was towed out of the Naval Station Maypo...(Continue Reading)
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	ZenithPress.com - USS Lexington (CV-16) on Deck - by Al Adcock
		USS Lexington (CV-16) was the eighth ESSEX class aircraft carrier authorized by the US Navy during World War Two.
		Named for the earlier carriers Lexington (CV-2) lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942, this new ship joined the fleet in early 1943.
		Lexington saw extensive action in the Pacific from late 1943, beginning with a raid on Japanese-held Tarawa.
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	United States Aircraft Carrier Lexington CVN-78/CVNX-21 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		She is to have Stealth technology, be highly automated, and equipped with the F/A-18 E/F "Super Hornet" and JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) aircraft.
		I hope this ship will be named the Lexington to continue her proud naval tradtion.
		It is assumed that 85 aircraft will be the standard air wing, compromied of the F/A-18 E/F and JSF combat aircraft and other, newer support aircraft.
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		Aircraft Complement changed considerably during WWII and beyond.
		This was the first Essex class modernization program and was carried out on CV-9, CV-10, CV-12, CV-15, CV-18, CV-20, CV-33 and CV39 between 1948 and 1953.
		Besides the angled deck, hurricane bow, C-11 steam catapults, and lengthened centerline elevator, CV-34 had a light metal cladding for the flight deck and an arresting gear system that was stronger then on the older SCB-27C ships.
	www.steelnavy.com /essex_data.htm (742 words)

	USS HORNET CV-8
		Left Pearl Harbor to aid LEXINGTON (CV-2) and YORKTOWN (CV-5) in the Battle of Coral Sea, by the time HORNET reached her destination the battle was over.
		They were met by overwhelming fighter opposition about 8 miles from three enemy carriers and followed all the way in to be shot down one by one.
		Meanwhile, ENTERPRISE was hidden by a local rain squall, and HORNET, became the focal point of the Japanese coordinated dive bombing and torpedo plane attack which left her so severely damaged that she had to be abandoned.
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	The Battleship Kongo
		Hence the Treaty provision for aircraft carriers; and the candidate hulls, naturally, were from the incomplete battle cruisers, which would be the fastest ships.
		Like the two American carriers, the Akagi and Kaga might justly be called the first aircraft carriers that were truly capital ships, and they formed the core of the first carrier forces such as would come into their own in World War II.
		The old veteran of Pearl Harbor, the Coral Sea, and the Solomons, the aircraft carrier Shokaku, was sunk, and the new carrier Taiho, with an armored flight deck, was lost, in part because fumes from poorly refined aviation fuel exploded after a torpedo hit.
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	Absolutely the finest Aircraft carrier prints
		Enterprise Class: USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS Enterprise (CVAN-65).
		Yorktown Class: USS Yorktown (CV-5),USS Enterprise (CV-6), USS Hornet (CV-8)
		Lexington Class: USS Lexington (CV-2), USS Saratoga (CV-3)
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	Imperial Submarines
		After the unsuccessful pursuit of the carrier, the I-25 and the other submarines joined by the I-10 and the I-26 are ordered to sail eastwards to the West Coast of the United States and attack American shipping.
		Forty-six aircraft from the ENTERPRISE (SBDs of VB 6 and VS 6 and TBD of VT 6) sink a transport and damage the light cruiser KATORI, flagship of the Sixth Fleet's (Submarines) and wound its commander, Vice Admiral Shimizu Mitsumi (former CO of ISE).
		He donates the samurai sword that he carried on the bombing missions and it is on display in Brooking's library.
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	US Navy
		Identical in all respects to the preceding Tennessee class except for the substitution of eight 16 inch for twelve 14 inch.
		Two of the ships were taken in hand for conversion to full-flight deck aircraft carriers, these becoming the famed Lexington and Saratoga.
		The PT Boat was a small, wooden craft that carried enough firepower to sink a battleship, was faster than anything on the water, and could sneak right up to shore to perform reconnaissance or drop off troops.
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	Encyclopedia: Lexington class aircraft carrier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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		If completed as battlecruisers, the ships would have been armed with eight 16" guns and 16 6" guns, though for commonality's sake the secondary battery probably would have been changed to 5"/38 guns before installation.
		The only exceptions prior to John F. Kennedy were CV-42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (named for the late president), CV-38 USS Shangri-La (named for the mythical city), CVL-49 USS Wright (named for the Wright Brothers), CV-59 Forrestal (named for James V. Forrestal) and CV-63 Kitty Hawk (again named in honor of the first flight).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lexington-class-aircraft-carrier (377 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington of the Lexington class
		uboat.net - Allied Warships - Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington of the Lexington class
		Ordered and laid down as battlecruisers of the Lexington class she was cancelled on 17 August 1923.
		USS Lexington (Capt. F.C. Sherman) was heavily damaged by bombs and torpedoes from Japanese aircraft during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/2632.html (116 words)

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