Highly advanced at the time of production, the Douglas TBD-1 incorporated many new innovations but was outclassed and nearly ...

During World War II, the United States Navy commissioned 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers, making it the most numerous class ...

The Lexington Chamber and Visitors Center held a new event to help support local merchants as the holiday season approaches.

The USS Lexington joined the Fifth Fleet at Pearl Harbor and immediately found itself playing a pivotal role in nearly every ...

The USS Lexington was found 3km (2 miles) underwater in the Coral Sea, about 800km off Australia's east coast. The ship was lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea, fought with Japan from 4-8 May 1942.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Aboard the USS Lexington the Veterans Band of Corpus Christi and the Miller High School NJROTC took part in the annual 'Salute to Our Veterans' event, honoring those who ...

In the Coastal Bend, veterans are specifically respected for their bravery, especially at the USS Lexington Museum. That's where the annual Salute to Veterans ceremony took place. "Our country's ...

State officials, who still have a say in where the ship can go, also nixed a plan to move the ship to Corpus Christi, where it could be moored near USS Lexington (CV-16), the Essex-class aircraft ...

Following its commission in 1943, the USS Lexington was a combat aircraft carrier with the 5th Fleet at Pearl Harbor during World War II. Now, the retired ship rests in Corpus Christi Bay and ...