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 ...

Robbins and his crew called the plan “Operation Pinwheel” because of the circular motion the planes would create when pushing the massive carrier in its desired direction.

Texas The imposing WWII aircraft carrier USS Lexington is now a museum in Texas waters One of the best places to visit in Corpus Christi, the historic USS Lexington aircraft carrier-turned-museum ...

Operations Specialist 3rd Class Aiden Blanchette, from Leesville, South Carolina, loads an M240B machine gun with ammunition ...

Visit the seashore's website for more information. Following its commission in 1943, the USS Lexington was a combat aircraft carrier with the 5th Fleet at Pearl Harbor during World War II.