TwoHeavens 14 Report post Posted March 5, 2018 USS Lexington (CV-2) has been located by Paul Allen's team at two miles depth in the Coral Sea. Photos of the remains, and surprisingly well preserved aircraft are circulating.https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wreckage-from-the-uss-lexington-cv-2-located-in-the-coral-sea-76-years-after-the-aircraft-carrier-was-sunk-during-world-war-ii-300608295.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David J 90 Report post Posted March 5, 2018 Was going to post this but yeah this is interesting stuff. Here is a link to his website about this https://www.paulallen.com/uss-lexington-wreck-located-rv-petrel/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legate of Mineta 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2018 There she is, after all this time. Hope she does not get pillaged. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panay's Ghost 19 Report post Posted March 6, 2018 One can hope the two miles-worth of water and proximity to Australia will act as deterrents. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwoHeavens 14 Report post Posted March 6, 2018 Two miles depth is hard to salvage from from even more advanced wreck stripping scum. Or professional reclamation teams for that matter. So hopefully the Lex will continue to rest peacefully. More importantly though, now that we know where she is, she can be monitored. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
