USS Lexington (CV-2) crew abandoning ship from the stern during the Battle of the Coral Sea
This photograph was taken around 5:00pm. Crewmen sliding down lines at the stern while a whaleboat and a motor launch is astern. TBD Devestators, SBD Dauntless and F4F Wildcats remain on the flight deck. Credit: USN via NARA 80-G-7411 Date: May 8, 1942
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