Most Haunted Places in America: The USS Lexington
The USS Lexington was the longest serving aircraft carrier in the United States. It, along with the 1,550 men and woman aboard her, set more records than any other aircraft carrier in naval history. Commissioned in February, 1943, the USS Lexington was a hearty participate in 21 out of 24 operations in the Pacific during World War II.
This proud ship was decommissioned in November, 1991 and is now a museum located in Corpus Christi, Texas. Her greatest moments came with a human cost though and it is said those brave men and woman have not left her making the USS Lexington one of the most haunted places in America.
The Lexington had a very interesting nickname coined during WWII. Seems this ship was reported sunk by the Japanese at least 4 different times. Yet, again and again she would return to battle prompting the Japanese propagandist Tokyo Rose to name the ship “The Blue Ghost”.
Today the moniker Blue Ghost seems fitting. There are numerous reports of paranormal activity on board the ship. Those that visit as well as work on the ship have reported apparitions, screams, voices, weapons being fired and people have felt very uneasy and uncomfortable when walking in the Switch Room.
Though there are a lot of ghost activities reported all over the ship, yet there are a few places that the ghosts do not seem to mind letting people know they are there. Below deck in one of the showering areas is where the Lexington was torpedoed and over 30 crewmen lost their lives. It is here that people here a lot of screams, yelling and crying.
The operator in the engine room was killed during a battle and said to have never left his post. He has made his presence known to several visitors as they enter the room. They have been reports by many who claim a cold chill emanating from the room as the pass by. There have been claims of seeing something move in the shadows of the room as well as people actually seeing a ghost standing at the engines as if trying to fix them.
One of the most fascinating ghost story from aboard the USS Lexington first came from a family of four that toured the Lexington with a particularly knowledgeable tour guide. As they went below to some of the lower decks they lost the polite tour guide. They happened upon the manager of the museum and inquired about the young blonde haired blue eyed guide that was showing them around. To their dismay, the gentleman did not exist.
The others working at the Lexington call him “Charly” and well over 200 people have reported encountering him during their visits. All claim he is a polite young man and all claim to be drawn to his piercing blue eyes. He has astonished visitors with his knowledge of the engines including how they used steam and how much horsepower they can produce.
These are but a few of the many paranormal events that have been reported and to continue to be reported to this day aboard the ship. Here is an interesting USS Lexington ghost video of the engine room.
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hey is it true there ghost at the lexington is it haunted because i was there yaesterday
I was there this past weekend 6/26/10 but did not experience any events. i wish I had read this before I went, I could have been on a different channel which would let me be more open to spirits. God Bless all those who served on the LEX and lost thier lives, and God bless all those who served and are currently serving. Thank you for my freedom.
And thank you from us as well!
MY 11YR. OLD DAUGHTER CONFESSED TO US THAT WHILE VISITING THE SHIP 2 SUMMERS AGO SHE SAW A MAN DRESSED IN KHAKI PANTS AND A BLUE SHIRT STARING AT HER IN THE PICTURE GALLERY. SHE SAID SHE MADE EYE CONTACT WITH HIM FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN HE DISSAPPEARED INTO THIN AIR. SHE WAS ALARMED AND WANTED TO LEAVE VERY QUICKLY. SHE JUST TOLD US WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE IT SCARED HER. SHE HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE STORIES OF GHOST ON THE SHIP. I SAW ONE OTHER REPORT THAT MATCHED THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MAN SHE SAW. WOW!
I will be staying overnight this weekend with cub scouts- will have camera and hope to see something, if I catch anything I will post it for sure. Just hope none of the boys get scared.
Hopefully you can get both! A good picture and no scout gets scared
It is so true, i stayed there last night with my flight/core
and i went down to the 3th tour about 10pm with two other freinds, when we were near the engine room, i swear i was a man, like a shadow walking behind us.
later on in the early morning, like 3ish, me and the rest of the girls were awoken by loud foot steps. and i dout it was any of the crew members,
so i think its huanted!
I believe its true. I spent the night there on an rotc field trip. I heard many things and experienced unexplained mysteries.
It’s a very interesting ship,i don’t know why but i felt a strong attraction to it,i really like it there though i’ve only been there once during a spring band trip to Corpus
i have to admit,some of the hallways/rooms there gave me goosebumps! :S
i went there with my parents we heard many screams but didnt ever see anything in the engine room ther is a cold spot it freaked me out but the ship waz so cool i had a blast
I just went there & I could’ve sworn I saw a shadowy
figure down a hallway were u weren’t allowed to go
I looked hard down the hallway and it walked away
then when in the engine room it was crowded bit when
I sat in the captains chair to take a pic I felt something
touch me &whisper in my go away and nobody.
was behind me when I looked around weird creepy
maybe they will do a ghost adventures show
I was curious if anyone experienced any smells aboard the ship. I went on board only a few days ago. And I don’t remember which room it was, but I started smelling cologne. Thick, musky cologne. I was alone in this particular room. But the smell followed me through 3 rooms.
I was there today….while near the memorial section….it was just me and my mom…we saw a door close…a HEAVY metal door slam shut…and no one was there..this was down a hallway a bit behind ropes…no one was allowed there….pretty cool tho
This is alsome were going next thursday for a field trip with the Pearsall Jr. High School!!!!!! Go Dogies
me my sisterr in law and 2 year old nephew r goin to courpus in like 11 days i dont really want to get scared but maybe a lil and ui just want to have fuun tho like jennifer b. if tht happend to me i woyuld be a lil scared cuz obisly there was a ghoust folloing u
oh and my grandma is goin 2
we went there today for the 4th of July and when i was in the engine room and me and my family were going down the stairs i was the last one and when i was waiting to go down i heard and saw a door close and the was no one there and when that was hapening it got chilly and i got scared and when ever i was going down i kept looking up
I went aboard the USS Lexington in 1978, I talked at several people with whom I thought were solid til they walked off thru a bulkhead. After the third one in a flight suit, my friends and I decided to get back on shore. Next time I go aboard, I’ll be taking a dry erase board to ask questions.
I don’t believe in this sort of thing, but the Lexington is undoubtedly creepy. My great-grandpa served on this ship, so we like to visit it a lot. Areas where tourists don’t go are unlit, so you can be going down to the lower areas and see to your right a creepy dark long narrow hall. Have you ever sat in a dark room and had your imagination go a little too wild? It’s like that. I find the medical bay and the display with the dining sets especially creepy.
Hey guys i was there yesterday 9/5/11 and i downloaded a ghost radar to my ipod and i got some energy transfer voice into my ipod sayin (OIL) and in a dark hall were they have it closed a red spot appeared on my ipod showing there was something there. so i called my friend to take a picture at the dark hall, and out of no were a kind of thick light came out from the left of the pic and at the top left corner there is a face. im still in shock for this, if anyone would like to help me figure out the picture or wants to see the picture send me an email ill forward it to you I PROMISE THIS IS 100% TRUE!!!
I served on the Lex from 1971-1975, I was a Storekeeper (SK).
Late one night I had to go to a store room, I was by myself, as I was leaving, I felt a very cold chill run down my back, I was sure someone was watching/following me- it really put some fear into me- I felt like it followed me all down the passageway, so I took off running- this is the only time I’ve had that feeling-
I went to the Lex with the Bastrop High School NJROTC program back in 2009. Verrrrryyyy creepy ship. :/
Lots of paranormal activity, and one of our cadets at the time reported that the spirit, “Charly” awoke her out of a deep sleep. Several other cadets witnessed and heard things as well. I didn’t get an inch of sleep staying on that ship, and I certainly knew there were spirits there. Places that creeped me out were sick bay, the barber shop, dentist office, the chapel, and the engine room. In the engine room, as I was going down the stairs I could not breathe and felt like something was at the top of the stairs, looking down at me. And in the chapel, the bible laying on the pedistal had pages turning in it without any explanation. :/
Nine cadets witnessed this (including me) during a scavenger hunt we were doing late at night. I still think about the Lex and it creeps me out to this very day.
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