<P> Lexington was decommissioned in 1991 , with an active service life longer than any other Essex - class ship . Following her decommissioning , she was donated for use as a museum ship in Corpus Christi , Texas . In 2003 , Lexington was designated a National Historic Landmark . Though her surviving sister ships Yorktown , Intrepid , and Hornet carry lower hull numbers , Lexington was laid down and commissioned earlier , making Lexington the oldest remaining fleet carrier in the world . </P>
<P> Lexington was decommissioned in 1991 , with an active service life longer than any other Essex - class ship . Following her decommissioning , she was donated for use as a museum ship in Corpus Christi , Texas . In 2003 , Lexington was designated a National Historic Landmark . Though her surviving sister ships Yorktown , Intrepid , and Hornet carry lower hull numbers , Lexington was laid down and commissioned earlier , making Lexington the oldest remaining fleet carrier in the world . </P>
why is the uss lexington in corpus christi texas
why is the uss lexington in corpus christi texas
Following her decommissioning , she was donated for use as a museum ship
Following her decommissioning , she was donated for use as a museum ship