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| Keywords: Lexington battlecruiser conversion models.jpg Rear Admiral David W Taylor USN left Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair and Rear Admiral John K Robison USN right Chief of the Bureau of Engineering hold a model of the battle cruisers CC-1 class then under construction 8 March 1922 In the foreground is a model of an aircraft carrier design converted from the battle cruiser hull This photo illustrates the genesis of the Lexington-class aircraft carrier design Standing in the background are from left to right Rear Admiral William A Moffett USN Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics; Congressman Frederick C Hicks of New York; Congressman Clark Burdick of Rhode Island; and Congressman Philip D Swing of California Photographed at the Navy Department by Harris Ewing Photograph from Department of the Navy collections in the U S National Archives 80-CF-395b http //www navsource org/archives/02/02 htm NavSource http //www navsource org/archives/02/020242 jpg image file 1922-03-08 Harris Ewing PD-USGov-Military-Navy Lexington class battlecruiser Lexington class aircraft carriers William A Moffett | ||||
