File:Launch of USS Lexington (CV-16) at the Fore River Shipyard on 26 September 1942.jpeg

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Description The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-16) sliding down the shipways, during her launching at the Bethlehem Steel Company's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts (USA), 26 September 1942.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-13954 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
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