Following its commission in 1943, the USS Lexington was a combat aircraft carrier with the 5th Fleet at Pearl Harbor during World War II. Now, the retired ship rests in Corpus Christi Bay and serves ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Need a movie night that'll put you in the cockpit of one of your favorite movies? On Saturday the Lexington Museum will show the 1986 Top Gun movie. Steve Banta, Executive ...

graduated from TAMUCC in 2019 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication, with an emphasis on Media Production. Myra and the KRIS 6 Digital Team recently won an Edward Murrow Award in May 2024. CORPUS ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Its been part of the North Beach landscape for 30 years, and this year -- our very own USS Lexington is celebrating her birthday. The ship reopened as a museum in 1992, and ...

Summary: The USS Lexington (CV-16), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, served in major WWII engagements and earned the nickname “The Blue Ghost.” -Commissioned in 1943, it supported operations in the ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Carson Manning began volunteering at the USS Lexington Museum in 2021. Last year, he discovered a lack of any memorial recognizing the victims of a torpedo attack in 1943. On ...

TH-57 lands aboard decommissioned aircraft carrier to join Museum collection as the U.S. Navy Navy transitions to the new TH-73A Thrasher. On Jul. 30, 2025, a TH-57C Sea Ranger helicopter belonging to ...

<p>The Lexington’s three-square-kilometer aircraft hangar was the largest seaborne hold ever made at the time of its launch, affording it the space for an air wing of 80 to 110 aircraft that could be ...

Seventeen Vietnam War veterans who served aboard the USNS Corpus Christi Bay gathered on the USS Lexington for what they say will be their final reunion. Once numbering over 100, the group has ...

Not sure what to do during Spring Break? Visit the USS Lexington Museum on the Bay for its brand-new escape room: "Mission No. 3: Save Our Ship." The latest escape room, which costs $38, puts your and ...