MAKE A MEME View Large Image Lexington Coral Sea afternoon.jpg en The U S Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington CV-2 underway during the Battle of the Coral Sea 8 May 1942 This view appears to have been taken in the early afternoon about 1430 hrs after the planes of VT-2 ...
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Keywords: USS Lexington Coral Sea afternoon.jpg en The U S Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington CV-2 underway during the Battle of the Coral Sea 8 May 1942 This view appears to have been taken in the early afternoon about 1430 hrs after the planes of VT-2 and escort had been recovered and initial damage control measures had been effected but before the start of the fires that led to the ship's loss This is the last known photograph of Lexington in operational condition Note she is already down by the bow after being torpedoed The photo was taken from the heavy cruiser USS Portland CA-33 U S Naval Historical Center photograph http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/wars-and-events/coral-sea/NH-76560 html NH 76560; http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 18616 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 488 011 025 U S Navy Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation Washington D C 1972 Collection of Captain Benjamin Perlman 1942-05-08 Official US Navy photograph PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Lexington CV-2 Battle of the Coral Sea
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