USS Lexington found

[Gatling20]

The USS Lexington has been found, after 76 years:

https://www.afp.com/en/news/23/wreckage-found-wwii-aircraft-carrier-uss-lexington-doc-1201xk2

God bless all the heroes who served and died aboard her.

[+Stratos]

Wondering If they will try to savage the aircraft, 3000m is really deep.

[+Wrench]

nope.

they never will be able too. not just the depth, which is a challenge in and of itself, but the US Navy still owns any and all aircraft lost at sea. they constantly refuse to issue salvage rights on ANYTHING.

pity too, as there are several "salvagable" TBDs in known locations (fairly shallow waters) that would be spectacular additions to any museum's collection

[RUSTYMORLEY]

12 hours ago, Gatling20 said:

The USS Lexington has been found, after 76 years:

https://www.afp.com/en/news/23/wreckage-found-wwii-aircraft-carrier-uss-lexington-doc-1201xk2

God bless all the heroes who served and died aboard her.

It should be respected and left alone without interference, many sailors and airmen died protecting the LEX.

[PFunk]

You can say a lot of things about Paul Allen, and not all of them are nice, but he deserves a thank you for his efforts.

And yes, it needs to be left undisturbed.  It is an honorable place of resting for those souls departed.

[KJakker]

It was great to see that CV-2 has been found. Interestingly I was just thinking about the what the possibility of finding Hornet and Wasp were a few weeks ago.

The photo of the sediment build up on the Lexington's 1.1 inch AA guns is a contrast to those on the Yorktown, as I recall when Ballard her the 1.1 inch mounts were in a near pristine condition.

 

[Gatling20]

I agree, it should be left undisturbed, as a memorial to those who died (and, no doubt, some of whom are still aboard).

The whole thing is remarkably preserved, and some of the aircraft look quite fresh, considering they have been under water for 76 years.

Have a look at these two, a F4F Wildcat and a TBD Devastator. The Felix the Cat squadron emblem and four kill markings are clearly still visible on the F4F!

Edited March 7, 2018 by Gatling20