USS ''Lexington'' may refer to the following ships of the
United States Navy
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* , a
brigantine
A brigantine is a two-masted sailing vessel with a fully square-rigged foremast and at least two sails on the main mast: a square topsail and a gaff sail mainsail (behind the mast). The main mast is the second and taller of the two masts.
Older ...
acquired in 1776 and captured in 1777
* , a
sloop-of-war
In the 18th century and most of the 19th, a sloop-of-war in the Royal Navy was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns. The rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above; thus, the term ''sloop-of-war'' enc ...
in commission from 1826–1830 and 1831–1855
* , a timberclad
gunboat
A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.
History Pre-steam ...
in commission from 1861–1865
* , later USS ''SP-705'', a patrol vessel in commission from 1917–1918
* , a , converted to CV-2 in 1922
* , a commissioned in 1927 and sunk in 1942
* , an in commission from 1943–1991, now a museum in
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi (; Ecclesiastical Latin: "'' Body of Christ"'') is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat and largest city of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patrici ...
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United States Navy ship names