Visiting the USS Lexington WWII Aircraft Carrier
Museum on the Bay
When I choose an area to visit I always look around at what there is to see. The first thing at the top of my list is always military history and national landmarks. When I saw that the USS Lexington was only a half an hour away from where we are parked, I knew that was the first thing I wanted to see.
Corpus Christi, Texas is the permanent home of this magnificent ship. What a sight it was to behold as we came across the bridge and saw it for the first time.
The first thing I had to do when we boarded the ship was go to the bathroom. I spent so much time in there Rich was beginning to wonder if I was okay. There were tons of posters and things to read down there.
Did you know that the Lexington was the first aircraft carrier to have women stationed on it? Women were first stationed on the Lexington on July 19, 1980, and by 1989 there were 273 enlisted women on board and 16 women officers.
The hangar deck is the first deck we were on as we boarded. We saw the “Fog Bell,” the “Poop Deck,” and put Rich in the “Brig.”
