the USS Lexington (CV-2) and USS Saratoga (CV-3). The USS Lexington was sunk in battle in 1942, but the USS Saratoga would go on to survive the war despite being heavily torpedoed twice.

Originally designated Cabot, her name was changed to commemorate the recently-lost USS Lexington (CV-2) – sunk at the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942. CV-16 was the fifth ship to bear the ...