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Class overview
& O' ]* c$ X X# I3 c' k9 k- rType: Aircraft carrier# \- U7 T. x" m) ]
Name: Lexington class/ h1 ^1 d ~$ ?5 S
Preceded by: USS Langley (CV-1)
9 S, u+ C2 M4 CSucceeded by: USS Ranger (CV-4)
1 G4 P. i6 `2 c) OShips in class: Six ordered as battlecruisers, two launched and commissioned as carriers
5 F$ `; n/ G* y n# r& iGeneral Characteristics' i+ [3 n# A& `6 ^9 Q8 l
Displacement: Designed: 36,000 / 38,746 tons
) a2 D5 E: v. O1942: 50,000 tons) r& {$ g- j) m
Length: 888 ft (271 m)
s: u4 k0 V: s, D( F1 LBeam: 106 ft (32 m)8 ^2 g4 v( d; g$ _5 F
Draft: 24 ft 3 in (7.39 m)
" G% b1 y! z' F y% PPropulsion
% G& o7 L; E6 H0 n. G4 e, S1 S( tand power: Design: 16 × boilers at 300 psi; Geared turbines and electric drive 4 × shafts; 180,000 shp
t! C) y3 z" QSpeed: 33.25 knots (62 km/h): U: f* A2 I; m2 I; j) i n$ w
Range: 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
" J" T7 b$ ^, G2 u. B7 x3 JProtection: Belt: 5–7 inches
6 I: E. S' M, Y. A O3 e2 inch protective 3rd deck/ s) c, o) J% _6 X# m; m
3 inch flat to 4.5 inch over steering gear
( o, J i+ B6 L; G0 n! ^Complement: 2,122
; H2 d; e/ N0 e) R) q" G' BArmament: 4 × twin 8-inch (203 mm) 55 caliber guns5 Y( b0 t& i! {
12 × single 5-inch (127 mm) guns
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