File:Cruisers and destroyers stand by the sinking USS Lexington (CV-2), 8 May 1942 (NH 76561).jpg

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photographed from USS Portland (CA-33)
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English: View of an explosion amidships on the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2), 8 May 1942. This is probably the explosion at 1727 hrs that took place as the carrier's abandonment was nearing its end. The ships standing by include the heavy cruiser USS Minneapolis (CA-36) and destroyers USS Anderson (DD-411), USS Hammann (DD-412) and USS Morris (DD-417).
Depicted place Battle of the Coral Sea
Date 8 May 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-05-08T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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NH 76561
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 76561

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