USS ''Lexington'' may refer to the following ships of the
United States Navy
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* , a
brigantine acquired in 1776 and captured in 1777
* , a
sloop-of-war in commission from 1826–1830 and 1831–1855
* , a timberclad
gunboat
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History Pre-ste ...
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
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