LEXINGTON with USMC Detachment on flight deck after of Island and then present twin mount 8” gun battery.
USS Lexington CV-2
“The four 8-in mounts were removed from USS Lexington (CV-2) at Pearl Harbor on 30 March 1942, and made available to the Hawaiian Department, U.S. Army, four days later. It was planned to replace the 8-inch/55 batteries with 5-inch/38 dual-purpose twin mounts, but Lexington was sunk on 8 May 1942, during the Battle of the Coral Sea, before the 5-in mounts were installed.”
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“The four 8-in mounts were removed from USS Lexington (CV-2) at Pearl Harbor on 30 March 1942, and made available to the Hawaiian Department, U.S. Army, four days later. It was planned to replace the 8-inch/55 batteries with 5-inch/38 dual-purpose twin mounts, but Lexington was sunk on 8 May 1942, during the Battle of the Coral Sea, before the 5-in mounts were installed.”
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USS Lexington’s (CV-2) detachment of Marines.
The type carrier Lexington and the destroyer Pillsbury in the sea. Photo heavy cruisers of the Pensacola
The type carrier Lexington and the destroyer Pillsbury in the sea. Photo heavy cruisers of the Pensacola
