USS Lexington (CV-16)
The USS Lexington (CV-16) was originally planned as USS Cabot. She was ordered for the U.S. Navy on September 9, 1940. Her keel was laid down at Bethlehem Steel Company on July 15, 1941. She was launched on September 23, 1942 and commissioned on February 17, 1943 under the command of Captain Felix Stump. USS …