Texas Road Trip, Season 1, Ep 1 - USS Lexington Museum

Texas Road Trip, Season 1, Ep 1 - USS Lexington Museum

We are excited to head out on the road. First stop is the USS Lexington Museum in Corpus Christi. We meet up with Kendle, from South Texas TV, and check out some of the history on board.

Commissioned in 1943, she set more records than any other Essex Class carrier in the history of naval aviation. The ship was the oldest working carrier in the United States Navy when decommissioned in 1991. An Essex-class carrier, LEXINGTON was originally named the USS CABOT. During World War II, final construction was being completed at Massachusetts’ Fore River Shipyard when word was received that the original carrier named USS LEXINGTON, CV-2, had been sunk in the Coral Sea. The new carrier’s name was changed to LEXINGTON.

After training maneuvers and a shakedown cruise, LEXINGTON joined the Fifth Fleet at Pearl Harbor. The Fifth Fleet was established April 26, 1944, at this time it was Central Pacific Force. During World War II, the carrier participated in nearly every major operation in the Pacific Theater and spent a total of 21 months in combat. Her planes destroyed 372 enemy aircraft in the air, and 475 more on the ground. She sank or destroyed 300,000 tons of enemy cargo and damaged an additional 600,000 tons. The ship’s guns shot down 15 planes and assisted in downing five more.

The Japanese reported LEXINGTON sunk no less than four times! Yet, each time she returned to fight again, leading the propagandist Tokyo Rose to nickname her “The Blue Ghost.” The name is a tribute to the ship and the crew and air groups that served aboard her.

Additionally, did you know that their F-14 Tomcat was used in the filming of the movie Top Gun in 1986? Don't miss your chance to explore the ship, all of her activities, and see a little movie history also.

Thanks so much to the staff and crew aboard the USS Lexington Museum for the Texas hospitality.

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