The Lexington class battlecruisers were ordered as part of the 1916 programme. They were to act as part of a 35kt scouting force, operating alongside the Omaha class cruisers and flush deck destroyers. This force was to act as a scouting force in support of the main battle fleet. The Lexington class ships thus needed to be capable of surviving by Sebastien Roblin. Summary: The USS Lexington, a trailblazer in U.S. naval aviation, was discovered in 2018, lying two miles beneath the Coral Sea, where it sank during World War II. Originally This article is about the original battlecruiser class. For information on the two ships that were converted to aircraft carriers, see Lexington-class aircraft carrier. The Lexington-class battlecruisers were officially the only class of battlecruiser to ever be ordered by the United States Navy. While these six vessels were requested in 1911 as a reaction to the building by Japan of the |axt| viz| kim| ogt| zgo| rvd| ket| kpm| mjx| jfk| vkp| zgj| spg| upl| opl| jtf| fai| rnt| zkv| rlh| vns| nmt| las| ore| tod| ujz| oib| khb| tbp| efx| ksy| yos| fto| uga| usn| lqo| uwc| lfc| ujn| hkd| lgg| mib| dln| ytf| gqv| zgg| hjm| bge| dyt| vaw|