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| Class | Lexington |
| Type | Fleet Carrier |
| Year | 1927 |
| Crew | 2327 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 850 ft (pp) 888 ft |
| Beam | 105 ft |
| Draught | 33 ft |
| Displacement | |
| Empty | 37,681 t |
| Loaded | 43,055 t |
| Performance | |
| Speed | 33 kt |
| Range | 10,500 nmi @ 15 kn |
| Machinery | |
| Shafts | 4 |
| Turbines | 4 x Geared steam 180,000 hp General Electric |
| Boilers | 16 x Yarrow |
| Fuel | Oil: 2,400-3,600 t |
| Armament | |
| Main | 8 x 8-in/55 (4 x 2) 8"/55 Mk. 9 -10° / +41° |
| Secondary | 12 x 5-in/25 (12 x 1) 5"/25 Mk. 10 -10° / +40° |
| Anti-Aircraft | |
| Armor | |
| Belt | 5 - 7 in |
| Bulkhead | 6 in |
| Deck | 1 - 3 in |
| Barbettes | 5 in |
| Gun turret | 2 - 3 in |
| Conning tower | 2 in |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft | 90 |
| Production | |
| Built | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
| Ship | Code | Builder | Laid | Launch | Comm | Decomm | Fate | ||
|
Lexington † | CV-2 | Bethlehem | 08/01/1921 | 03/10/1925 | 14/12/1927 | 07/05/1942 | † | Loss by aircraft |
|
Saratoga | CV-3 | New York SB | 25/09/1920 | 07/04/1925 | 16/11/1927 | 25/07/1946 | Sunk as atomic target |
