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NH 76562 Lexington

Photo #: NH 76562 Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942
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Description: USS Lexington (CV-2) burning on 8 May 1942, as she was being abandoned. Ships standing by include three cruisers and several destroyers. Ship in the right distance is USS Chester (CA-27). Photographed from USS Portland (CA-33). Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1972. Collection of Captain Benjamin Perlman. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 76562
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