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Image of Lexington from World of Warships
VII Lexington
Nation
Tier
VIISeven
Peer
Tier Seven Aircraft Carriers
Type
Tech Tree

Tech Tree

American Aircraft Carriers
III Langley
V Ranger
VII Lexington

Overview

23Builds Submitted
3Reviews Submitted
19Records Submitted
Apr 2021Added to WoWS Builds

When commissioned, Lexington was one of the largest aircraft carriers in existence. She was converted from an unfinished battlecruiser. The ship had good armor and advanced torpedo protection. Owing to her dimensions, the aircraft carrier was equipped with a very spacious hangar and was armed with n...

Lexington Stats

Survivability
Hitpoints57,300
Effective HP57,300
Armor4-178 mm
Torpedo Protection16%
Armament
Secondary Battery
Secondary Range4.50 km
Secondary Battery 1127 mm 8x2
Secondary Range 14.50 km
Secondary Reload 16.0 s
Secondary Damage 11,800
Secondary Fire Chance 15.0%
Secondary Battery 2127 mm 4x2
Secondary Range 24.50 km
Secondary Reload 26.0 s
Secondary Damage 21,800
Secondary Fire Chance 25.0%
Aircraft
torpedo_bombers
Torpedo BomberSB2C Helldiver
Torpedo Bomber Payload1
Torpedo Bomber HP2,550
Torpedo Bomber Max Speed145
Torpedo Bomber Cruise Speed125
Torpedo Bomber Alpha21,801
Torpedo Bomber Damage7,267
Torpedo Bomber Range5.00 km
Torpedo Bomber Detectability8.00 km
Torpedo Bomber Flight Time9
Torpedo Bomber Restoration34
Torpedo Bomber Attack Time3
Torpedo Bomber Max Range34.00 km
Torpedo Bomber Speed47.0 kt
Torpedo Bombers Restored1
dive_bombers
HE BomberSB2C Helldiver
HE Bomber Payload4
HE Bomber HP2,750
HE Bomber Max Speed145
HE Bomber Cruise Speed125
HE Bomber Alpha60,000
HE Bomber Damage5,000
HE Bomber Detectability8.00 km
HE Bomber Flight Time9
HE Bomber Restoration32
HE Bomber Attack Time3
HE Bomber Max Range36.00 km
HE Bomber Fire Chance25.0%
HE Bombers Restored1
Air Defense
AA Max DPS511
AA Max Range5.00 km
AA Mount 120 mm 16x1
AA DPS 158
AA Range 12.00 km
AA Mount 240 mm 2x2
AA DPS 223
AA Range 23.50 km
AA Mount 340 mm 23x4
AA DPS 3366
AA Range 33.50 km
AA Mount 4127 mm 8x1
AA DPS 464
AA Range 45.00 km
Maneuverability
Maximum Speed33.0 kt
Turning Circle1180 m
Rudder Shift Time15.6 s
Detectability
Surface Detectability14.50 km
Air Detectability10.10 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty2.00 km

Lexington Records

Damage242 899
harmbrave46410
Sep 2022
Base XP4 618
snowyscene
May 2024
Damage Records
242 899Sep 2022
harmbrave46410
Top Record
232 384May 2024
snowyscene
Second Place
226 990Jul 2024
DragonSQ
Third Place
214 728Jan 2022
NVEXC
208 750Dec 2021
D_U_R_N_
196 023Aug 2021
Baker
188 546Jul 2021
かわさん
180 535Jun 2021
Bladec96
22 699Jul 2024
DragonSQ
Base XP Records
4 618May 2024
snowyscene
Top Record
4 112Jul 2024
DragonSQ
Second Place
4 112Jul 2024
DragonSQ
Third Place
4 112Jul 2024
DragonSQ
3 974Jun 2024
tuable
3 713Sep 2022
harmbrave46410
3 455Dec 2021
D_U_R_N_
3 385Dec 2021
D_U_R_N_
3 297Jun 2024
Jowayen
3 196Jul 2021
PG

Lexington Reviews

Power4.33
Fun3.00
Learning Curve2.67
Skill Ceiling3.33
Utility4.00
lx_sn1p3z_
Power4
Fun3
Learning Curve4
Skill Ceiling2
Utility5
Lexington2333
Power5
Fun3
Learning Curve1
Skill Ceiling5
Utility5
gollerhead1_benn
Power4
Fun3
Learning Curve3
Skill Ceiling3
Utility2

Peer Comparison

Tier VII Aircraft Carriers
Ships
Hitpoints
Reload
AP Damage
Max Speed
Surface Detectability
August von Parseval
51,400--31.8 kt13.90 km
Chkalov
51,700--32.3 kt14.70 km
Enterprise
51,400--32.5 kt14.10 km
Graf Zeppelin
52,600--32.0 kt14.30 km
Implacable
52,200--32.0 kt14.50 km
Kaga
54,200--28.0 kt13.80 km
Lexington
57,300--33.0 kt14.50 km
Pobeda
55,200--33.5 kt13.90 km
Saipan
47,900--33.0 kt13.80 km
Shōkaku
51,400--34.0 kt14.60 km

Lexington Builds

Community submitted commander builds
Open in Fitting Tool
BuildCreatorDate
14
Lexington
Bismarck
Apr 2023Open
11
Max DMG US cv
HugoTMX77
May 2021Open
5
JackofallTrades Carrier
Anonymous
May 2021Open
4
Good lex
PuggyGamer3
May 2021Open
4
Efficiently placed
tomasw2303
May 2022Open
4
Lady Lex
WeirdGuyGTZ
May 2021Open
2
CV-2/CV-3 Lexington/Saratoga build
WeirdGuyGTZ
May 2021Open
2
My CV
UNIT_560
May 2021Open
1
Aircraft-Focused Lexington.
kirschkirk334
Apr 2022Open
1
My Build
DarkWave84-NL
Sep 2023Open

Lexington Consumables

Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Charges
Cooldown
90 s
Duration
60 s
Slot 2
Catapult Fighter
Charges
4
Cooldown
40 s
Duration
600 s