TwoHeavens Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David J Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 There she is, after all this time. Hope she does not get pillaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panay's Ghost Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 One can hope the two miles-worth of water and proximity to Australia will act as deterrents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoHeavens Posted March 6, 2018 Author Report Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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