:::: Naval Vessels - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BATTLE CRUISERS
LEXINGTON (2 FUNNELS)
Code - N6152
£1.50
Date - 1922
Description - U.S.S. LEXINGTON N6152
Sisterships: Constellation, Ranger, United States, Constitution & Saratoga. All 6 battlecruisers cancelled
1923. but two completed as aircraft carriers.
Displacement 43,500 tons
Dimensions 850' x 105 ½ ' x 31 ¼ '
Armament 8 x 16"
16 x 6", 4 x 3"
Torpedo Tubes 8 x 21"
Armour 7 ¾ " Belt, 4" Deck
Speed 31 ¼ knots
