Early Lexington History
This is the year that the USS Lexington CV16 was commissioned
1943
The Lexington was recommissioned after an extensive overhaul in this year
1955
This tour route displays an old tow tractor that used to pull planes around the flight deck and hangar bays
Tour Route 5
What does WAVES stand for?
Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services
The TV Show Friends came out in this year
1994
This is the year that the CV16 was launched
1942
This was the designation of the Lexington when she was recommissioned in the 1950s
CVA-16
This tour route displays a berthing compartment that was originally a marines area but was converted to be the female area in the 1980s
Tour Route 4
She made the final landing on the Lexington on March 8, 1991
Kathleen (Kathy) Owens
The Spongebob cartoon came out in this year
Hint: Prince says we should party like it's this year
1999
This is the year that the keel of the CV16 was laid by the Fore River Ship Yard in Quincy Mass.
1941
This is the year the Lexington was decommissioned for the final time.
1991
This tour route has artifacts on display from the USS Arizona
Tour Route 2
She was the very first black women stationed aboard the Lexington or any US Carrier for that matter, we have some of her artifacts in archives that will go in WON
Daisy Mae Morgan - Hadley
The movie Space Jam came out in this year
1996
This is the name of the first captain who took command of the USS Lexington CV16
Captain Felix B. Stump
This is the year the Navy allowed women to become crew members of the USS Lexington
1980
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
This tour route has original artifacts from the USS Enterprise CV-6
(T3)
She had the highest rank of any women in the armed forces when she retired from the navy in 2017. She served on the Lexington in the 1980s and was the first female four star admiral in the Navy.
Michelle Howard
Johnny Depp starred in this movie in 1990 about a person with very sharp appendages directed by Tim Burton
Edward Scissor Hands
What year was the ship hit by a kamikaze?
Bonus: what year was the ship hit by a torpedo?
K - 1944, T - 1943
This is the year the Lexington was reclassified as CVS-16, making it a training carrier
1962
This Tour Route has "Casablanca" tickets on display
Tour Route 5
Retired as a rear admiral, she served on board the Lexington in the 1990s and became the first woman to command a carrier strike group, we also have her deck plate in achives
Nora Tyson
In 1997 one of Hollywood's biggest hits came out on screen, it has a historical drama/romance directed by James Cameron
Titanic