Photo #: 80-G-7402 Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942 USS Lexington (CV-2) is abandoned, after she had been mortally damaged by fires and explosions during the afternoon of 8 May 1942. A destroyer is alongside her starboard side, amidships, to assist in removing the carrier's crew. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 77KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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24 April 2000