File:USS Lexington (CV-2) being abandoned on 8 May 1942, with destroyers standing by (80-G-7403).jpg
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English: U.S. Navy destroyers alongside the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) assist in the ship's abandonment, after she had been mortally damaged by fires and explosions during the afternoon of 8 May 1942. The photo was taken from the heavy cruiser USS Minneapolis (CA-36). Note the Curtiss SOC Seagull scouting plane, with a damaged wingtip, on the cruiser's port catapult. The destroyer on the left is probalby USS Hammann (DD-412). |
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Depicted place | Battle of the Coral Sea | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 May 1942 date QS:P571,+1942-05-08T00:00:00Z/11 |
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institution QS:P195,Q3250126 |
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80-G-7403 |
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Source | U.S. Navy photo 80-G-7403 |
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