USS Lexington was the US Navies second aircraft carrier, originally ordered as USS Constitution and designed as a  battlecruiser, but was re named USS Lexington in December 1917. In July  1922 she was re ordered as a aircraft carrier (CV-2) and launched 3rd October 1925. Arriving with the US Navy in January 1929.  In December 1929 she became a floating power station along with her sister ship USS Saratoga when  the city of Tacoma had a massive power failure.   USS Lexington took part in the Battle for Wake Island.   the n took part in convoy escort duty.  In May 1942 she operated with task Force 11, a joint Allied naval force formed  to prevent Japanese landing  on New Guinea at Port Moresby.  On the 8th May 1942. USS Lexington was involved in the Battle of the Coral Sea. the Two opposing aircraft forces sighted each other  and the Lexington was hit by three bombs and two torpedoes. the damage was great  and wiht the loss of 216 dead and had to be adandoned. and later being sunk by the USS Phelps.