File:USS Lexington (CV-2) on building ways, 1925.jpg

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Description

USS Lexington (CV-2) on the building ways at the Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, shortly before her launching, circa late September or early October 1925.

Date

late September or early October 1925

Source

Naval Historical Center

Author

"Taken by a photographer from Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey."

Permission
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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	17:42, 23 December 2024	5,784 × 4,670 (9.86 MB)	JayCubby	Cropped 7 % horizontally, 6 % vertically, 12 % areawise using CropTool with precise mode.
	17:28, 23 December 2024	6,200 × 4,962 (10.49 MB)	JayCubby	higher res from same source
	22:35, 9 October 2007	740 × 586 (132 KB)	Felix Stember	{{Information \|Description=USS Lexington (CV-2) on the building ways at the Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, shortly before her launching, circa late September or early October 1925. \|Source=[http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/b00001/b21