Seawater rushes through the boiler rooms of aircraft carrier USS Lexington. Fires rage beneath her decks. Her siren wails ...
Summary: The USS Lexington (CV-16), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, served in major WWII engagements and earned the nickname “The Blue Ghost.” -Commissioned in 1943, it supported operations in the ...
Queen of the flattops -- Fleet problems and other adventures: the 1930s -- Narrow escape at Pearl Harbor -- Wake Island abandoned -- The sleeping giant awakes -- Blind man's bluff -- The Battle of the ...