The final moments of the USS Lexington aircraft carrier in the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942 during the Second World War (1939-45).
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Navy, U. (2026, July 30). Sinking of the USS Lexington. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21991/sinking-of-the-uss-lexington/
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