Lexington (CVA 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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VITAL 'P TISTICS Overall Length 889 Ft Displacement over ll-0,000 tons Power l50,000 hp Fuel Capacity 2,020,000 gal Evaporator Output l08,000 gph Speecl over 3l lets Officers over 200 Enlisted over 2700 Aircraft Capacity approx l00

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A SAlLOR'S HOLIDAY, EVERY DAY FOR SOME. D Across a narrow strip of Water from the sparkling skyline of San Diego lies an outcropping of land which serves several useful purposes. It forms San Diego Bay, it creates a route for an antiquated ferry service, it provides a foundation for the city of Coronado, and, most important, it is the site of a giant Naval Air Station. This is North Island, home port of the U.S.S. LEX- INGTON, an attack-carrier without peer in the Pacific Fleet. 'f' , g I4 5 fa if ar K -4 , 47115 2'