| UIC: | 03318 | |||
| Class: | AVT 16 | Fleet: | ||
| Status: | Donated as a Museum and Memorial | Homeport: | ||
| Date status changed: | 06/15/1992 | Berth: | ||
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| Force: | MARAD Type: | |||
| Builder: | BETHLEHEM ST/QUIN | |||
| Delivery Date: | 02/17/1943 | |||
| Award Date: | 09/09/1940 | Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal): | 49.3 years | |
| Keel Date: | 07/15/1941 | Commission Date: | 02/17/1943 | |
| Launch Date: | 09/26/1942 | Inactivation Date: | ||
| Age (since launch)(At time of disposal) | 49.8 years | Decommission Date: | 11/08/1991 | |
| Years from Commission to Decommission: | 48.7 | |||
| Stricken Date: | 11/08/1991 | |||
| Overall Length: | 910 ft | Waterline Length: | 820 ft | |
| Extreme Beam: | 192 ft | Waterline Beam: | 103 ft | |
| Maximum Navigational Draft: | 31 ft | Draft Limit: | 30 ft | |
| Light Displacement: | 29783 tons | Full Displacement: | 42113 tons | |
| Dead Weight: | 12330 tons | |||
| Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure. | ||||
| Number of Propellers: 4 | ||||
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| Accommodations: | Officers: 378 | Enlisted: 2412 |
| Remarks: | LEXINGTON IS LOCATED AT THE USS LEXINGTON MUSEUM ON THE BAY, 2914 NORTH SHOREL INE BOULEVARD, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX |
| Custodian: | SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISES | Ships Program Manager: |
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| No changes to this information were reported since 06/11/2002 |
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