Carrier Lexington

Entering World War II as the second of the great Essexclass carriers the Lexington destroyed more than one thousand Japanese aircraft sank more than a million tons of enemy shipping in the Pacific and was the first American warship to enter Tokyo Bay in victory. Decommissioned on November 8 1991 the Lexington was the last World War II - era aircraft carrier to retire from duty. This complete photographic tour of the ship now a museum in Corpus Christi Texas gives readers a close look at the technological wonders and history of U.S. Naval aviation.