number of aircraft on Lexington (CV-16) and Coral Sea/Midway class by end?

If he meant AVT-18 USS Lexington, which was the USN’s training carrier from December 1962 to November 1991, that ship displaced 40000 tons full load. Oriskany about 42000.

LOL

Not hardly.

The 25 De Mayo displaced approx 20000 tons full load and the MIdway approx. 70000 tons full load.

Not even close.

thanks, reason why I posted this is because this Argentine pilot kept mentioning that his ship (this was not too far after Falklands) was very comparable in size to an American carrier. whose name I kept forgetting :).

Also posted on original thread:

You would be looking for USS Midway CV 41.

This ship had been homeported in Japan from October 1973 until August 1991. She began stand-down on October 1, 1991 and decommissioned to reserve on April 11, 1992.

Her final air group was CVW-5 consisting of:

36 F/A-18
18 A-6E
4 EA-6B
4 E-2C
6 SH-3H