This was a Boy Scout trip to the USS Lexington where we stayed on the ship overnight. At midnight, some of us parents went on a midnight tour throughout the ship (areas off limits to the public)
And not one of them has ever said anything about any ghosts on the ship. Maybe the ships was simply too crowded and loud when it was in service for anyone to notice, maybe the ghosts waited until she was retired to come out. Maybe it's just somebodies imagination?
Finally, to settle the confusion over the differences between this ship, the first Lexington, and why she doesn't look anything like the pictures from WW2. Yes, this is a separate ship from the one that sank in 1942. The reason it looks so different from what it used to is that it was completely rebuilt in the 50s (when some of my relatives first sailed on her) to handle the big jets of the time. The new deck, new island, no guns, the interior, all completely redone.
The second half of the tale is from the 80s, when my uncle was an aircraft mechanic on her. In 1989, a trainee pilot crashed his jet onto the stern, killing himself and 4 others, injuring many more and setting the aft part of the ship on fire for several minutes. My uncle was in the Navy for nearly 20 years and insists that's the worst thing he's ever seen, worse than similar crashes on the big carriers.
Ok, a bit of a story about the Lex, as my family (all from Texas) has had several members serve on it from the 50s to the 80s before she retired and we make it a point to visit it once a year.
The ship was called the "Grey Ghost" because it was "hit" multiple times and even reported sunk by the Japanese a few times. In reality it was over-eager pilots giving optimistic reports. The Lex was only hit once, by a kamikaze.
I went on this today , my dad and i were alone and i felt this wierd feeling go up my spine and my dad a nam war vet did too . My grandpa served on the lexinton in ww2 .
@StupidCookie66 no, went there for boy scouts
thelonegunman2 1 month ago
@thelonegunman2 u live in corpus?
StupidCookie66 1 month ago
i just got back from the ship today
thelonegunman2 1 month ago
I really enjoyed staying over night a few times on the Blue Ghost while in scouts.
CountryHombre 4 months ago
And not one of them has ever said anything about any ghosts on the ship. Maybe the ships was simply too crowded and loud when it was in service for anyone to notice, maybe the ghosts waited until she was retired to come out. Maybe it's just somebodies imagination?
educatedcockroach 5 months ago
Finally, to settle the confusion over the differences between this ship, the first Lexington, and why she doesn't look anything like the pictures from WW2. Yes, this is a separate ship from the one that sank in 1942. The reason it looks so different from what it used to is that it was completely rebuilt in the 50s (when some of my relatives first sailed on her) to handle the big jets of the time. The new deck, new island, no guns, the interior, all completely redone.
educatedcockroach 5 months ago
The second half of the tale is from the 80s, when my uncle was an aircraft mechanic on her. In 1989, a trainee pilot crashed his jet onto the stern, killing himself and 4 others, injuring many more and setting the aft part of the ship on fire for several minutes. My uncle was in the Navy for nearly 20 years and insists that's the worst thing he's ever seen, worse than similar crashes on the big carriers.
educatedcockroach 5 months ago
Ok, a bit of a story about the Lex, as my family (all from Texas) has had several members serve on it from the 50s to the 80s before she retired and we make it a point to visit it once a year.
The ship was called the "Grey Ghost" because it was "hit" multiple times and even reported sunk by the Japanese a few times. In reality it was over-eager pilots giving optimistic reports. The Lex was only hit once, by a kamikaze.
educatedcockroach 5 months ago
I went on this tour with my ROTC unit. Theres more to this tour than you think. Prettt scary stuff.
IsmaelDominguez1994 5 months ago
I went on this today , my dad and i were alone and i felt this wierd feeling go up my spine and my dad a nam war vet did too . My grandpa served on the lexinton in ww2 .
crazyhorse1369 6 months ago