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USS Lexington (CV-2)

Lexington-class aircraft carrier converted from a battlecruiser hull for the United States Navy.

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    7:22Large carrier conversions expose the cost of using scarce tonnageNotable Point
  2. What if HMS Hermes was the first of a class of Cruiser Carriers?
    12:18Carrier gun limits and the alternative of a cruiser escortNotable Point
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  4. Bruships 226: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:51:24A turbo-electric warship as an engineering reconstructionNotable Point
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    1:20:04Carrier investment hedged risk before combat proved the conceptNotable Point
  6. 3 Books to understand the USN, RN & IJN preperations for WWII! Key Books 3
    51:03Fleet Problem IX catches Lexington under battleship fireChapter
  7. 3 Books to understand the USN, RN & IJN preperations for WWII! Key Books 3
    1:00:15Fleet Problem XIX tests massed air attacksNotable Point
  8. Scuttlebutt 14: Aircraft Carriers
    7:49Carrier mobility against island airfieldsQ&A
  9. What the Royal Navy thought of Coral Sea, Midway and Leyte Gulf?
    17:24The US Navy's precarious position before MidwayChapter
  10. Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:17:00If Lexington survived the Coral SeaQ&A
  11. Bruships 202: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:49:40Would skipping Tulagi improve the Coral Sea ambush?Q&A
  12. Pom-Pom or Bofors: Which 40mm do you want?
    30:41Peacetime exercises produced a false picture of air attack prioritiesNotable Point
  13. Admiral King: America's Champion of Preparation they didn't turn too till too late!
    43:29USS Lexington exposed King to carrier command and Navy politicsChapter
  14. What happens if Pearl Harbor is empty on the 7th of December?
    46:15Rendezvous with Lexington and EnterpriseChapter
  15. What happens if Pearl Harbor is empty on the 7th of December?
    1:07:19The American carriers launch a counterstrikeChapter
  16. The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 1941
    1:15:15Lexington and Enterprise give the sortie air powerChapter
  17. The Battle Line Sallied Forth: the USN Pacific Fleet goes to sea on the 6th of December 1941
    2:08:11Would the fleet keep a combat air patrol overhead?Q&A
  18. Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...Part II
    2:37:57What makes a warship beautiful to the panelQ&A
  19. Bruships 177: New Year, same Dr Alex... possibly with new gym membership
    2:36:50How Lexington's loss accelerated American carrier fuel safetyQ&A
  20. Prof Capt Armstrong & Dr C Discuss the value of Mahan, Corbett & Sims today? #2Historians Ep 6
    1:17:24Fleet Problem IX revealed both carrier power and vulnerabilityQ&A
  21. Bruships 176: Christyear or Newmas?
    52:18Lexington's survival depended on hits, luck, and damage controlQ&A
  22. Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...
    25:22Where the American carriers were on 4 DecemberNotable Point
  23. Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...
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  24. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    13:55Why the American carriers cannot make the sightingNotable Point
  25. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    57:27A secret American alert turns Pearl Harbor into a trapChapter
  26. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    2:14:19Discovering the Wake invasion force creates a different carrier raceQ&A
  27. Kido Butai spotted on december 4th 1941... 3 days before Pearl Harbour, what changes? Patreon 108
    2:35:04More prewar cruisers improve American scoutingQ&A
  28. Damage Control - The WWII Aircraft Carriers Edition; when it went wrong & when it went right
    1:26:27Lexington and aviation-fuel vaporsChapter
  29. Damage Control - The WWII Aircraft Carriers Edition; when it went wrong & when it went right
    1:28:08Lexington's torpedo attack and the timing of defensive killsNotable Point
  30. Damage Control - The WWII Aircraft Carriers Edition; when it went wrong & when it went right
    1:40:05Could British fuel management have saved Lexington?Q&A
  31. Damage Control - The WWII Aircraft Carriers Edition; when it went wrong & when it went right
    1:41:30Could more ventilation have limited Lexington's explosions?Q&A
  32. Lexington Class: The First Modern Carriers?
    32:52Fleet Problems IX and X reveal carrier reach and vulnerabilityChapter
  33. Lexington Class: The First Modern Carriers?
    42:03Coral Sea tests Lexington's wartime carrier valueNotable Point
  34. Lexington Class: The First Modern Carriers?
    49:00Lexington's loss becomes a fire, flooding, and evacuation case studyChapter
  35. Evolution of Carrier Air Groups 1918-2024: A Discussion
    33:10Doctrine defines small and fleet carriersChapter
  36. Treaty Era Aircraft Carriers: A Discussion
    23:53Lexington and Ranger reverse early expectationsChapter
  37. Treaty Era Aircraft Carriers: A Discussion
    24:24Lexington's eight-inch guns and the case for escortsNotable Point
  38. Striking First: The Development of US Carrier Naval Aviation Doctrine by War Gaming & Fleet Problems
    45:01US carriers become the center of fast task forcesNotable Point
  39. Striking First: The Development of US Carrier Naval Aviation Doctrine by War Gaming & Fleet Problems
    48:18Lexington and Saratoga prove battle and raiding doctrineChapter
  40. Striking First: The Development of US Carrier Naval Aviation Doctrine by War Gaming & Fleet Problems
    1:15:59Reeves gives King independent carrier task-force commandNotable Point
  41. Striking First: The Development of US Carrier Naval Aviation Doctrine by War Gaming & Fleet Problems
    1:18:47Carrier exercises expose first-blow and Pearl Harbor risksNotable Point
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  43. USN Squadron Organisation: The Bureau of Aeronautics had Issues
    38:30US Navy squadron organization from 1922 to 1928Chapter
  44. USN Squadron Organisation: The Bureau of Aeronautics had Issues
    49:43Lexington and Saratoga's carrier-numbered squadronsChapter
  45. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    48:40The carriers, air groups, and machinery behind the raidsChapter
  46. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
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  47. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    1:07:33Lexington versus Akagi in a surface gunfightQ&A
  48. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    2:22:19Japanese scouts strip the Rabaul raid of surpriseChapter
  49. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    2:29:12Lexington breaks up the first Betty bomber attackChapter
  50. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    2:34:31Butch O'Hare breaks up the second Betty attackChapter
  51. Racking up the Fight Back: American Carrier raids of 1942
    2:52:00The Salamaua-Lae strike crosses New GuineaChapter
  52. What kind of Carrier do you need or want?
    49:31Treaties shaped the first carrier fleetsChapter
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    16:52The northern approach and missing American carriersNotable Point
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    39:20Lexington and Saratoga spent carrier capacity on cruiser gunsChapter
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    1:42:20Lexington and Saratoga carried the wrong defensive weightChapter
  57. Portland Class: Heavy Cruisers by the Stroke of a Pen?
    23:20Portland screens carriers at Coral SeaChapter
  58. Equitable London Treaty: Summary (Long Patrol)
    37:20Carrier ceilings and a one-fifth building capChapter
  59. Pensacola Class: US Interwar Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    10:00Could Pensacola accompany Lexington and Saratoga?Notable Point
  60. Pensacola Class: US Interwar Cruisers (Long Patrol)
    23:37Pensacola rendezvouses with Lexington's Task Force 11Notable Point
  61. Equitable London Treaty: Aircraft Carriers (Long Patrol)
    46:52Lexington and Saratoga set the real carrier benchmarkChapter
  62. Washington’s cherry trees: the G3 and N3 class - Patreon 15 Comments Response
    9:24G3 conversions and a larger treaty carrier normNotable Point
  63. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 6: 1930s Aircraft Carriers of the Big 3
    14:54American treaty arithmetic plans the next carrier generationNotable Point
  64. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 4: 1920s Aircaft Carriers of the Big 3
    20:42Lexington and Saratoga overtake Akagi in 1927Chapter
  65. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 2: Papers & Treaties
    18:02Lower flying-off decks sped fighter launches before radarChapter
  66. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 2: Papers & Treaties
    23:42Royal Navy carrier numbers built early operational experienceNotable Point
  67. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s Long Patrol Part 2: Papers & Treaties
    30:46Carrier treaties closed tonnage and armament loopholesChapter
  68. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s
    1:55:24Admiral-class conversions could have rivaled Lexington and SaratogaQ&A
  69. Aircraft Carriers of the 1920s & 1930s
    2:30:38Lexington and Saratoga made speed and air-group size decisiveChapter
  70. Four Random Books 11: Quasi American
    9:12Task Force 17: ships, movement, and weather at Coral SeaNotable Point
  71. Four Random Books 11: Quasi American
    10:19Coral Sea search, intelligence, and a missed radio reportNotable Point
  72. Four Random Books 11: Quasi American
    12:07Coral Sea carrier air groups and usable striking powerNotable Point
  73. Patreon Video 4: Tsingtao 1939 Goes Hot...
    2:19:15Lexington's guns and an accelerated HMS IllustriousQ&A
  74. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P3 Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    22:22Concentrating an Allied battle fleetChapter