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Class overview
q, \6 K# z, d8 ?! `) U+ DType: Aircraft carrier
- L* R0 z1 }- J6 _: @& x7 IName: Lexington class& i: U, b* f0 p/ v Y5 I& `
Preceded by: USS Langley (CV-1)" Q1 @/ ~: e9 r1 V& h* F+ `
Succeeded by: USS Ranger (CV-4)# K) j! C0 b8 y% @% Z0 v% w; B+ s/ Y% [
Ships in class: Six ordered as battlecruisers, two launched and commissioned as carriers
; p6 R' ]; R3 kGeneral Characteristics) m5 l: e2 t& n, ]
Displacement: Designed: 36,000 / 38,746 tons
7 B6 b4 F# b+ B. V( g. y; r5 w; q1942: 50,000 tons4 m1 @) E- W4 W. P# y
Length: 888 ft (271 m)0 L. N6 \5 r" _; m5 p1 e: \9 n
Beam: 106 ft (32 m)
" \. z* j* c; g# U3 m9 lDraft: 24 ft 3 in (7.39 m)
! H/ x# [4 z# P9 r3 Q# UPropulsion' W) Z5 \9 U9 h( ?2 F l
and power: Design: 16 × boilers at 300 psi; Geared turbines and electric drive 4 × shafts; 180,000 shp
, l0 w. s, ?) ?Speed: 33.25 knots (62 km/h)
; n2 p" A- Q) M7 P) [( b/ VRange: 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
) ?! e! N# a7 A: w1 ]4 cProtection: Belt: 5–7 inches! i# ] o) c( Y- C2 z D
2 inch protective 3rd deck! n+ P0 c1 X; l$ q' A
3 inch flat to 4.5 inch over steering gear
( P) W$ q9 Z7 D2 D+ }5 LComplement: 2,122* r E" X$ V6 S+ R+ D B3 ?- C
Armament: 4 × twin 8-inch (203 mm) 55 caliber guns
6 E* y8 a7 M5 f5 j2 w0 B3 A12 × single 5-inch (127 mm) guns/ f# n6 g* g$ D, \, K' v3 b8 W* _
Aircraft: 91 |