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CV-2 USS Lexington
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CV-2 USS Lexington

Class

Lexington class

Builder

Fore River Shipbuilding Co.

Quincy, Massachussetts

Laid down

8. January 1921 as CC-2 (Redesignated CV-2 at the 1. July 1922)

Launched

3. October 1925

Commissioned

14. December 1927

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign

 NEDB

Camouflage

Oct. 1925 - Dec. 1940  
Jan. 1941 - Dec. 1942  
Jan. 1942 - May  1942  

Measures 13
Measures 1, 5,12
Measures 12, 1, 5, 11

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NS San Diego CA
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August 1927 - 1927
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VT-1S T3M-2 1-T-0
VJ-1S UO-1C 1-J-0
last update 1. August 2009
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August 1928 - 1928
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VF-3B FB-5, UO-1 3-F-0
VB-1B F6C-2, F6C-3, UO-1C 1-B-0
VS-3B none ..
VT-1B T4M-1, T3M-2 1-T-0
last update 1. August 2009
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April 1929 - 1929
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VF-3B F3B-1, FU-2 3-F-0
VB-1B F3B-1 1-B-0
VS-3B O2U-2 3-S-0
VT-1B T4M-1 1-T-0
last update 1. August 2009
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June 1930 - 1930
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VF-3B F3B-1 3-F-0
VF-5B F4B-1 5-F-0
VS-3B O2U-4 3-S-0
VT-1B T4M-1 1-T-0
last update 1. August 2009
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June 1931 - 1931
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VF-2B F3B-1, FU-1 2-F-0
VF-5B F4B-1, F4B-2, O2C-2 5-F-0
VS-3B O2U-2, O2U-4 3-S-0
VT-1B T4M-1 1-T-0
last update 1. August 2009
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January 1932 - March 1932
East Pacific / Hawaii
VF-2S F3B-1, F3B-2, SU-2, O2U-1 2-F-0
VF-5S F4B-2, SU-2 5-F-0
VS-3S SU-2, OL-8 3-S-0
VT-2B TG-1 2-T-0
VT-1S BM-1 1-T-0
last update 1. August 2009
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June 1933 - 1933
East Pacific / Hawaii
VF-2B F4B-2, F4B-1, SU-2 2-F-0
VF-5B F4B-2, SU-2 5-F-0
VS-3B SU-2, SU-3 3-S-0
VT-1B BM-1, BM-2 1-T-0
last update 1. August 2009
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9 April 1934 - 9. November 1934
Canal Zone / Caribbean
VF-2B F4B-2, SF-1, SU-2 2-F-0
VF-5B FF-1 5-F-0
VS-3B SU-2, SU-3 3-S-0
VT-2B Det. 2 TG-2 2-T-0
VT-1B BM-1, BM-2 1-T-0
last update 1. August 2009
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June 1935 - 1935
Canal Zone / Caribbean
VF-2B F2F-1, F4B-4, O2U-4, SU-1 2-F-0
VF-5B FF-1, SF-1, O2U-4 5-F-0
VB-1B BM-1, BM-2 1-B-0
VS-3B SF-1 3-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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27. April 1936 - June 1936
East Pacific / Hawaii
VF-2B F2F-1, SBU-1, O3U-1 2-F-0
VB-3B BG-1,  3-B-0
VB-5B F4B-4, SBU-1, O3U-1 5-B-0
VS-3B SBU-1 3-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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April 1937 - May 1937
East Pacific / Hawaii
VF-2B F2F-1, SBU-1, O3U-1 2-F-0
VB-3B BG-1 3-B-0
VB-5B F4B-4, SBU-1, O3U-1 5-B-0
VS-3B SBU-1 3-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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Lexington Air Group
June 1938 - 1938
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VF-2 F2F-1, SBU-1, O3U-1 2-F-0
VB-2 BG-1 2-B-0
VT-2 TBD-1 2-T-0
VS-2 SBU-1 2-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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Lexington Air Group
20 April 1939 - 1939
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VF-3 F3F-1, SB2U-1, SU-1 3-F-0
VB-2 SB2U-1 2-B-0
VT-2 TBD-1 2-T-0
VS-3 SBC-3 3-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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Lexington Air Group
June 1940 - 1940
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VF-2 F2A-1, SB2U-1 2-F-0
VB-2 SB2U-1, SB2U-2 2-B-0
VT-2 TBD-1 2-T-0
VS-2 SBC-4 2-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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Lexington Air Group
December 1941 - 18. December 1941
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VF-2 F2A-3 2-F-0
VB-2 SBD-2 2-B-0
VT-2 TBD-1 2-T-0
VMSB-231 SB2U-3 231-S-0
VS-2 SBD-2, SBD-3 2-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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Lexington Air Group
19. December 1941 - 27. December 1941
West Pacific (Jaluit, Wake)
VF-2 F2A-3 2-F-0
VB-2 SBD-2 2-B-0
VT-2 TBD-1 2-T-0
VS-2 SBD-2, SBD-3 2-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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Lexington Air Group
11. January 1942 - 26 March 1942
West Pacific (Rabaul, Coral Sea)
VF-3 F4F-3A 3-F-0
VB-2 SBD-2 2-B-0
VT-2 TBD-1 2-T-0
VS-2 SBD-2, SBD-3 2-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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Lexington Air Group
15. April 1942 - 8. Mai 1942
West Pacific (Rabaul, Coral Sea)
VF-2 F4F-3A 2-F-0
VB-2 SBD-2, SBD-3 2-B-0
VT-2 TBD-1 2-T-0
VS-2 SBD-2, SBD-3 2-S-0
last update 1. August 2009
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Decommissioned (Sunk at Coarl Sea)

8. May 1942
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Commanding Officers 

Capt. Albert Ware Marshall

14. Dec. 1927

22. Aug. 1928

Capt. Frank Dunn Berrien

22. Aug. 1928

30. Jun. 1930

Capt. Ernest Joseph King

30. Jun. 1930

31. May 1932

Capt. Charles Adams Blakely

31. May 1932

5. Jun. 1934

Capt. Arthur Byron Cook

5. Jun. 1934

6. Apr. 1936

Capt. Aubrey Wray Fitch

6. Apr. 1936

13. Apr. 1937

Capt. Leigh H. Noyes

13. Apr. 1937

18. Jun. 1938

Capt. John Howard Hoover

18. Jun. 1938

17. Jun. 1939

Capt. Alva Douglas Bernhard

17. Jun. 1939

13. Jun. 1940

Capt. Frederick Carl Sherman

13. Jun. 1940

8. May 1942
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