USS Lexington CV-2 crew assembling on the flight during the Battle of the Coral Sea
This photograph was taken around 3:58pm after all hands were ordered to the flight deck prior to abandoning the ship. Photographed from the ship's island, looking forward, with fire hoses and debris on the deck. Visible off the bow is USS Minneapolis (CA-36).
Credit: USN via NARA 80-G-16811 Date: May 8, 1942
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