File:USS Lexington (CV-2) burning and sinking on 8 May 1942 (NH 51382).jpg

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Summary

Photographer

Unknown author

Description

English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2), burning and sinking after her crew abandoned ship during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942. Note the planes parked aft, where the fires have not yet reached.

Depicted place

Battle of the Coral Sea

Date

8 May 1942

Collection

Naval History & Heritage Command

	Parent institution	United States Department of the Navy
	Location	Washington Navy Yard
	Established	1944
	Website	www.history.navy.mil
	Authority file	: Q3250126 VIAF: 1112145424606586830810 ISNI: 0000000121926193 LCCN: no2009080665 GND: 1104864061 WorldCat

Accession number

NH 51382

Source

U.S. Navy photo NH 51382

Licensing

This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID NH 51382.
Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]

	This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
	This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

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File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	17:23, 26 February 2015	4,645 × 3,717 (6.1 MB)	Cobatfor	new NHHC photo
	00:33, 10 April 2007	740 × 586 (77 KB)	Editor at Large	Losslessly cropped caption bar
	05:57, 15 September 2006	740 × 610 (84 KB)	Raymond	uncropped image from Image:USS Lexington 2.jpg
	22:40, 29 March 2005	740 × 535 (73 KB)	Pibwl