Battle of Coral Sea Photographs | World War II Database

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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

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	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

USS Lexington burning as she was being abandoned, 8 May 1942, photo 2 of 2; note USS Chester and other warships nearby	USS Lexington's crewmen sliding down lines into a destroyer as the carrier was being abandoned, 8 May 1942, photo 1 of 2	USS Lexington's crewmen sliding down lines into a destroyer as the carrier was being abandoned, 8 May 1942, photo 2 of 2	View of Lexington's flight deck during Battle of Coral Sea, at 1500 on 8 May 1942

Close-up view of damaged received from the third bomb hit on Shokaku during the Battle of the Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942	Damage sustained by Shokaku during the Battle of the Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942	Japanese carrier Shokaku damaged after Battle of Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942	Repair activities aboard Shokaku's boat deck, damaged by the second bomb that hit her during the Battle of Coral Sea, Kure, Japan, between 17 May and 27 Jun 1942