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CV-2 USS Lexington
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CV-2 USS Lexington

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 as CV-2 USS Lexington

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign

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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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