Comments on: Wreck Of USS Lexington Found After 76 Years; Ship Was Predecessor Of Pensacola’s Lady Lex

By: leeroy meadows

leeroy meadows — Thu, 02 May 2019 02:50:10 +0000

I took my son to walk the Lady Lex 3 times while he was growing up, one time with a tour. It captured his interest so much when he went to college, he majored in history I think every high schooler should walk the Lex.You can just feel the history inside this ship. I know it would inspire some High schoolers to join the navy.Maby cause my dad served in ww2 on these flatops as aircraft electrician (not thisone) & went around the world a couple times , I feel this way, like I have a connection.My dad was a cotton picker when he went in & came out with a trade.My uncle was on the Big E in radar.At 9 I got to see the insides of the Forestal the day before it went out to releive the Big E.We are not teaching enough history these days, thats for sure, Or the sacrifices troops make for our freedom.

By: HenryKennedy

HenryKennedy — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 07:00:22 +0000

My dad was on the Lady Lex CV2 when she was hit . He was for over 22 years and his last ship was Lex CV16 . He would have loved to see her now .

By: GMP

GMP — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 06:30:19 +0000

The Lexington was not found sooner because it is more than 2 miles deep and the ocean is really big. I am sure they had a approximate location of where it went down but things change rapidly in battle and a precise location is nearly impossible, also these were the days before GPS and all navigation was done manually with maps, compass and sextants.

By: Bradley Lester

Bradley Lester — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 19:32:51 +0000

Could someone tell me why it took so long to find Or did they know it was there and didn’t have funding to look at it

By: Donna Bell

Donna Bell — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:16:13 +0000

“The Japanese military was so surprised by the return of the USS Lexington (although a completely different ship) that it was nicknamed “the Blue Ghost”.
CV-16 USS Lexington (#2) is the one many of us saw and toured during her time here at Pensacola Naval Air Station where she served as a training platform for thousands upon thousands of Navy and Marine Corps pilots and aircrews.”

That is a great anecdote to this story, Bob C.! This is a fascinating story, and the pictures are amazing. 76 years under the sea, yet everything is still recognizable, almost fully intact. I wish my Daddy had lived long enough to see the Lady Lex once more…

By: Bob C.

Bob C. — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 16:27:52 +0000

The first, USS Lexington CV-2, an aircraft carrier entered service with the US Navy in 1928. This is the one found and referred to in this article, an AMAZINGLY well preserved ship.
Lexington CV-2 was badly damaged in the Battle of the Coral Sea, 7 May, 1942 and scuttled – sunk by crew – the following day.
The War Department and Navy rushed to complete CV-16 / USS Lexington and it was launched 23 September 1942.
The Japanese military was so surprised by the return of the USS Lexington (although a completely different ship) that it was nicknamed “the Blue Ghost”.
CV-16 USS Lexington (#2) is the one many of us saw and toured during her time here at Pensacola Naval Air Station where she served as a training platform for thousands upon thousands of Navy and Marine Corps pilots and aircrews.

USS Lexington CV-16 the Lady Lex / Blue Ghost was decommissioned 8 November 1991 and now is a museum in Corpus Christi, Texas.

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 15:25:54 +0000

My dad was one of the sailors that had to abandon the ship. That was the only ship he ever talked about from his life in the Navy and he was in the Navy for over 20 years.

By: Molino resident

Molino resident — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 13:50:49 +0000

I never knew there was a first Lady Lex. Great story. I can’t wait to share this with my Dad. He worked at the NAS his entire career and saw, everyday, the second Lady Lex. Awesome.

By: Gman

Gman — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 11:14:57 +0000

Awesome history