{"product_id":"officially-licensed-us-navy-uss-lexington-cv-16-blue-ghost-patch","title":"Officially Licensed US Navy USS Lexington CV-16 Blue Ghost Patch","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficially Licensed US Navy USS Lexington CV-16 Blue Ghost Patch — The Unsinkable Legend\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese kept reporting her sunk. The Blue Ghost kept showing up. This patch honors that stubborn refusal to die.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUSS Lexington (CV-16), the legendary \"Blue Ghost,\" was an Essex-class aircraft carrier that earned her nickname because the Japanese reported her sunk on at least four separate occasions — yet she kept appearing on the horizon to launch more strikes. Commissioned in 1943, CV-16 fought from Tarawa to Leyte Gulf, earning the Presidential Unit Citation and eleven battle stars. After World War II, Lexington served as a training carrier for decades, teaching thousands of naval aviators the art of carrier operations. She is now preserved as a museum ship in Corpus Christi, Texas, where the Blue Ghost continues to inspire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: USS Lexington veterans, Blue Ghost admirers, WWII Pacific historians, Corpus Christi museum visitors, and Essex-class carrier patch collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Blue Ghost — they couldn't sink her then, and her spirit won't die now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military, Law Enforcement and Custom Patches","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67684279451945,"sku":"xfm1793008957811","price":7.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0929\/7775\/8505\/files\/officially-licensed-us-navy-uss-lexington-cv-16-blue-ghost-patch_1.png?v=1793008965","url":"https:\/\/www.oceanfern.shop\/products\/officially-licensed-us-navy-uss-lexington-cv-16-blue-ghost-patch","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}