The USS Lexington was originally commissioned as a battlecruiser but was launched as an aircraft carrier in 1925. She took part in the Battle of the Coral Sea (May 4-8, 1942) along with the USS ...

More than 200 crew members died when the USS Lexington was destroyed in May 1942 during the Battle of the Coral Sea, which was fought between American and Japanese forces.

The wreck of World War II aircraft carrier USS Wasp has been discovered in the Coral Sea more than 70 years after the ship was sunk during the Guadalcanal campaign.

The federal government recognises three American ships sunk by Japanese torpedoes in 1942 killing more than 600 men as having national historical significance.

The USS Lexington was found at a depth of 3,000m below the surface of the Coral Sea, more than 500 miles off the eastern coast of Australia (DOUGLAS CURRAN/AFP/Getty Images) open image in gallery ...

The USS Lexington was found 3km (2 miles) underwater in the Coral Sea, about 800km off Australia's east coast. The ship was lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea, fought with Japan from 4-8 May 1942.

The photos showing a pilot ejecting from a VF-154 F-8D on Oct. 14, 1965 are particularly famous, ... Terhune was rescued by a SAR helicopter dispatched from USS Coral Sea.

USS Lexington under attack in the Coral Sea, on May 8, 1942 during the Battle of the Coral Sea. ( Supplied: US Naval Historical Centre (# NH 95579) ) She managed to survive and continue deploying ...

USS Lexington discovered 76 years after sinking in the Coral Sea Paul Allen's quest to find lost ships discovers one of the first U.S. aircraft carriers. USS Lexington 5 inch gun ...

The ghost of the USS Lexington, the sunken aircraft carrier that represented the blood and sacrifice of the Australian-US alliance forged in the battle of the Coral Sea 76 years ago, emerged from ...

The USS Lexington—also known as Lady Lex—was sunk by the Japanese navy during the Battle of the Coral Sea on May 8, 1942. She went down with 216 crew and 35 aircraft and made tragic history as ...