Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Machị 31, 1931, "Lexington", nke dị nso na Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, nyere iwu ka ọ nyere ndị lanarịrịnụ aka
ala ọma jijiji nke bibiri Managua, Nicaragua. Ka ọ na-erule n'ụbọchị na-eso ya, ụgbọ mmiri ahụ eruwo nso ruo n'ókè nke ime ka ụgbọelu bu ngwá ọrụ na ndị ọrụ ahụ ike gaa Managua. N'oge Nnukwu Agụmakwụkwọ Nọmba 4, "Lexington" na "Saratoga" nwere ike ịmalite nnukwu mwakpo ikuku megide Pearl Harbor na Sọnde, 7 Febụwarị 1932 na-enweghị nchọpụta. E kewapụrụ ụgbọelu abụọ ahụ maka nsogbu Fleet XIII nke sochiri obere oge. E kenyere Lexington na Black Fleet, na-agbachitere Hawaii na West Coast megide Blue Fleet na "Saratoga". Na Machị 15, "Lexington" jidere "Saratoga" na ụgbọelu ya niile ka nọ n'elu oche ma kpebie na o mebiri oche ụgbọ elu ya ma mebie ụgbọelu ahụ nke ukwuu, nke e mechara kpebie na ọ mikpuru n'oge mwakpo abalị site n'aka ndị na-ebibi Black Fleet n'oge na-adịghị anya. A na-ekpebi na ụgbọelu "Lexington" merụrụ nnukwu ụgbọ agha abụọ nke Blue Fleet.