Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A ranar 31 ga Maris, 1931, "Lexington", wanda ke kusa da Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, an umurce shi da ya taimaka wa wadanda suka tsira daga wani
girgizar kasa da ta lalata Managua, Nicaragua. Washegari, jirgin ya kusa isa ya tura jirgin sama da ke ɗauke da kayayyaki da kuma ma'aikatan lafiya zuwa Managua. A lokacin babban aikin haɗin gwiwa na 4, "Lexington" da "Saratoga" sun sami damar kaddamar da wani mummunar iska a kan Pearl Harbor a ranar Lahadi, 7 ga Fabrairun 1932 ba tare da an gano su ba. An raba masu sufurin jiragen ruwa guda biyu don Matsalar Fleet XIII wanda ya biyo baya ba da daɗewa ba. "Lexington" an sanya shi zuwa Black Fleet, yana kare Hawaii da West Coast daga Blue Fleet da "Saratoga". A ranar 15 ga watan Maris, "Lexington" ya kama "Saratoga" tare da dukkan jiragensa har yanzu a kan bene kuma an yanke hukunci cewa ya fitar da jirginsa na jirgin sama kuma ya lalata mai ɗaukar jirgin, wanda aka yanke hukunci a baya a lokacin wani harin dare da masu hallaka Black Fleet ba da daɗewa ba. An yi la'akari da jirgin saman "Lexington" da ya lalata manyan jiragen ruwa biyu na Blue Fleet.