Friday, February 1, 2019

Corpus Christi, USS Lexington battleship, Texas Moving onto San Antonio

We toured the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi, Texas. It was a sunny but cool day


USS Lexington seen from the freeway overpass, Corpus Christi,Texas







Interesting history timeline of this magnificent ship




Walkway up to the entrance

Control tower with 5"/38 caliber armament, scaffolding is set up around tower for on going repairs


Flight deck looking from the control tower looking to the stern

Flight deck looking from the bow back to the control tower

Blue Angel jet on the flight deck


Early Cobra helicopter
Darlene at the flight boss station in the control tower

Deck at the flight boss station 




View from the flight boss seat looking over the Blue Angel on the Bow, notice the tug and tow passing through from the Corpus Christi port 

Original SBD from the Battle of the Coal Sea



Escalator from the lower deck to the pilot ready room


Leaving the Gulf Coast heading west through Texas



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