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Here is a downloadable scan of official US Navy Booklet of General Plans drawings of the Essex class aircraft carrier USS Lexington CVA-16 originally prepared by Puget Sound Navy Yard, updated by New York Naval Shipyard, dated 5 March 1965.
 
This set of 3 drawings includes plan (overhead) views of the 3rd bottom, double bottom and 6 hull cross sections.
 
The original scan was obtained from the US National Archives and Records Administration and graciously made available to the public by Mr. Joseph Bonice.
 
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Add to cart and order as if this were a model.  You will be able to download the plans as a *.zip file after ordering at no cost to you.
 
Notice: these plans may not print at the scale stated on them due to the scanner settings chosen when the plans were originally scanned.