USS Lexington

[Flying10uk]

I seem to recall hearing that either no Essex class carriers have ever been lost to enemy action or just a single one during WW2?

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[imntxs554]

I seem to recall hearing that either no Essex class carriers have ever been lost to enemy action or just a single one during WW2?

Your Correct the The USS Lexington CV-2 was damaged beyong repair by the Japanese in the Battle of the Coral Sea then it was Scuttled by US Battleships. The USS Lexington CV -16 was built to be a Essex Class and was in the Battle of Midway.

[Aragorn243]

Your Correct the The USS Lexington CV-2 was damaged beyong repair by the Japanese in the Battle of the Coral Sea then it was Scuttled by US Battleships. The USS Lexington CV -16 was built to be a Essex Class and was in the Battle of Midway.

Just a few corrections. The Lexington CV-2 was a Lexington Class aircraft carrier built on a battlecruiser hull. It was scuttled by the destroyer Phelps, the US had no battleships at the Battle of the Coral Sea. The USS Lexington CV-16 was not at the battle of Midway. The three carriers at Midway were the Enterprise, the Yorktown and the Hornet. All three are Yorktown class carriers. All Essex class carriers survived WWII.