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Lexington afire and down at the bow but still steaming and operating aircraft, shortly after she was hit by Japanese torpedoes and bombs during the Battle of Coral Sea, about noon on 8 May 1942	Lexington burning after the abandon ship order had already been given, 8 May 1942	Lexington during Battle of Coral Sea as seen from Yorktown, early morning of 8 May 1942	Lexington hit and burning, during the later part of the Japanese air attack on 8 May 1942

Lexington spotting aircraft during Battle of Coral Sea, early morning of 8 May 1942	Lexington under attack during Battle of Coral Sea, photographed by a Japanese pilot, 8 May 1942; destroyer Phelps at bottom of photo	Lexington under dive bomber attack during Battle of Coral Sea, shortly before noon on 8 May 1942	Lexington underway as seen from Yorktown, whose flight deck edge and aircraft can be seen at bottom of photo, Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942

Lexington underway, Battle of Coral Sea, morning of 8 May 1942	Lexington's crew prepared to abandon ship, about 1700 on 8 May 1942	Members of the Mochida family awaiting evacuation bus to internment camp, California, United States, 8 May 1942	Mushroom cloud rose above USS Lexington after an explosion, 8 May 1942; carrier Yorktown on horizon and destroyer Hammann to the left of photograph

Shokaku steered the right as near misses splashed to starboard side, Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942	Shokaku under attack as seen by a TBD-1 airman, 8 May 1942	Shokaku under attack at Coral Sea, 8 May 1942	Survivors of USS Lexington rescued by a cruiser, Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942

Torpedo damage on Lexington, 8 May 1942	Track of the Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942, prepared for the United States Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Combat Narrative report.	USS Lexington (Lexington-class) underway during the Battle of the Coral Sea early on 8 May 1942. Perhaps the last photo while still in operational status before torpedoes and bombs forced her to be abandoned	USS Lexington burning as she was being abandoned, 8 May 1942, photo 1 of 2; note USS Chester and other warships nearby