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From: argosy!freeman@decwrl.dec.com (Jay R. Freeman)
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Subject: Re: Untrue truths in the movies
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Date: 14 Dec 89 03:36:19 GMT
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From: argosy!freeman@decwrl.dec.com (Jay R. Freeman)
For that matter, there were *two* US aircraft carriers named "Lexington"
in WWII -- I don't recall the numbers of either, but I think both were
CVs.  The first was sunk at Coral Seal; I believe the second survived
the war and is still in use for training aviators in carrier operations.

                                           -- Jay Freeman

[mod.note: the first Lexington was CV-2, of the Lexington class.  The
second was CV-16, Essex class.  - Bill ]