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Class overview
* ?: @6 U; z8 {* u' [4 u) UType: Aircraft carrier4 X! x# O/ m) o1 H# r {$ X! E0 h
Name: Lexington class
9 i+ q$ i9 n0 E( ZPreceded by: USS Langley (CV-1)
Q5 O8 V, x, ]0 t$ g$ U' mSucceeded by: USS Ranger (CV-4)
O6 O4 [- r- q* H( _! EShips in class: Six ordered as battlecruisers, two launched and commissioned as carriers
: y( b; G4 A( L. AGeneral Characteristics5 l6 v; @4 b* q) C) g
Displacement: Designed: 36,000 / 38,746 tons+ {$ B3 S9 U$ {
1942: 50,000 tons
6 x0 {" s, F8 ^6 r+ {Length: 888 ft (271 m)
& U( u$ ~8 l- D/ xBeam: 106 ft (32 m)7 j$ q0 s# @% n2 p
Draft: 24 ft 3 in (7.39 m)
8 |0 a' g4 K0 t' P( I& r$ I: }$ [Propulsion
% r3 G$ E# t) gand power: Design: 16 × boilers at 300 psi; Geared turbines and electric drive 4 × shafts; 180,000 shp4 E4 L' w" z3 b: x# `$ k
Speed: 33.25 knots (62 km/h)
: c) h5 o6 u# w$ J, Y, JRange: 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)+ M5 o6 q4 o, `- r5 ]4 e6 [
Protection: Belt: 5–7 inches ?$ W# y* |1 L- y8 b4 K
2 inch protective 3rd deck4 U1 `7 |" x D, C4 j
3 inch flat to 4.5 inch over steering gear- N! @/ l/ S5 C7 P- c4 i
Complement: 2,122
/ o. a3 t/ q6 x% BArmament: 4 × twin 8-inch (203 mm) 55 caliber guns
) K4 E! l2 k# i6 _$ V& }12 × single 5-inch (127 mm) guns$ r- x' H9 t) `5 i8 w
Aircraft: 91 |