The wreck of a US aircraft carrier that was sunk during World War Two has been found off the coast of Australia. The USS Lexington was found 3km (2 miles) underwater in the Coral Sea, about 800km ...
Originally designated Cabot, her name was changed to commemorate the recently-lost USS Lexington (CV-2) – sunk at the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942. CV-16 was the fifth ship to bear the ...
having located the USS Lexington (CV-2), USS Juneau (CL-52), USS Helena (CL-50), USS Hornet (CV-8), and the Japanese ship IJN ...
Following its commission in 1943, the USS Lexington was a combat aircraft carrier with the 5th Fleet at Pearl Harbor during World War II. Now, the retired ship rests in Corpus Christi Bay and ...
A post office in Corpus Christi will be named for the late Robert “Bob” Batterson, a retired U.S. Navy captain.