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USS LEXINGTON
CV-2 MODEL
USS Lexington (CV-2) was
the name ship of her class of two aircraft carriers
built for the United States Navy during the 1920s. The aircraft carrier
was launched on October 3, 1925 and commissioned
December 14, 1927.
The Lexington class aircraft carriers had two ships in
the class: USS Lexington and USS Saratoga. Both
aircraft carriers saw action in WWII and
were instrumental in demonstrating the value of aircraft
carriers in naval warfare.
Historical significance
of the USS Lexington CV-2:
By mid-April 1942, US naval planners had determined that
the Japanese planned to continue their expansion south
and conquer the Coral Sea as part of a plan to capture
all of New Guinea. To counter that move, the US
established Task Force 17, a two-carrier naval force
centered on the USS Yorktown and the USS Lexington. Rear Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch commanded
carrier operations from the USS Lexington. The opposing Japanese
force was divided into three divisions aimed at
capturing Port Moresby on New Guinea to control the
straits between New Guinea and Australia and capturing Tulagi, one of the Solomon Islands.
In March and April, from intelligence, admiral
Chester Nimitz deployed aircraft carrier Lexington CV-2 and Yorktown
to the South Pacific in order to stop the Japanese advance. The
result was the Battle of Coral Sea, the first
aircraft carrier
battle in history.
On the morning of May 7, aircraft from USS Lexington and
Yorktown destroyed HIJMS Shoho, the
first Japanese carrier sunk during the war. On May
8, aircraft from the main bodies of the two opposing fleets
found each other. American aircraft inflicted
severe damage on Shokaku. In return, the Japanese
hit the USS Lexington with two torpedoes and two bombs,
and also damaged Yorktown. Although Lexington’s
flight deck was restored to service, a series of
explosions ripped through the ship in the early
afternoon. When the fires became uncontrollable, the
ship was declared a total loss. Five torpedoes from an
escorting destroyer sent USS Lexington to the bottom.
In the battle, aircraft carrier Lexington lost 200 crew members and 35 aircraft.
The Battle of the Coral
Sea was a strategic victory for the US and its allies;
Japan did not capture Port Moresby and never again
pushed that far south. The battle was the first major
setback of the war for Imperial Japanese Navy. It halted
Japan's relentless advancement in the Pacific. Aside from the tactical
and strategic results, the battle in the Coral Sea is
notable because it was the first naval engagement in
history where opposing ships never came within sight of
each other. The battle ushered in a new form of
naval warfare in which big-gun ships had no role, with
all action taking place at long range via
airplanes.
The USN learned much from
the sinking of the USS Lexington CV-2, in particular regarding damage
control practices and the dangers of flammable fumes
spreading through a damaged ship. These lessons would
help save carriers in future battles, such as
USS Enterprise on several occasions, and USS Franklin in
1945.
At 3,000 meters, USS Lexington was too deep to have
the attention of the wreck salvagers. When
Paul Allen's team found her on March 4, 2018, she
was well preserved, with gun mounts and even
aircraft in good condition.
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This primarily wood
USS Lexington model is 30" long x
9" tall x 5.5" wide (1/350
scale)
$3,170
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $300 flat rate. This model is in stock and
can be shipped within five business days.
Learn more about the
USS Lexington aircraft carrier here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Lexington_(CV-2)
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