USS Lexington II (CV-2)(CVS-16)(CVA-16)(CVT-16)(AVT-16)

Photograph

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

PC06546: Origsize: 3 1/2 X 5 1/2"; Resolution: 200dpi
PC06546

Origsize: 3 1/2 X 5 1/2"; Resolution: 200dpi

Name/Title

USS Lexington II (CV-2)(CVS-16)(CVA-16)(CVT-16)(AVT-16)

Entry/Object ID

PC06546

Description

Port side view of the Lexington II underway at sea on a slow bell, no planes on fight deck, several crew members on flight deck in blue uniforms, launched 26 September 1942 as CV-2, designated CVA-16 on 1 October 1952, designated CVS-16 on 1 October 1962, designated CVT-16 on 1 January 1969, designated AVT on 1 July 1978, retired from Navy List to Museum by the Bay, Corpus Christi, Texas on 15 June 1997. Phote damaged

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Black and White

Collection

Postcard Collection

Made/Created

Artist

United States Navy

Studio

Schmidt, E.

Date made

1942 - 1997

Place

Unknown

Unknown

Notes

Date: ND

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Postcard, III-A-4c U.S. Navy -- Aircraft carriers other than Langley