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File:Amidships explosion aboard USS Lexington (CV-2), 8 May 1942 (80-G-7406).jpg

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English: View of an explosion amidships on the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2), while she was being abandoned during the afternoon of 8 May 1942. This may be the explosion reported to have taken place at 1727 hrs, which was followed by a great explosion aft as stowed torpedo warheads detonated on the hangar deck. Note the whaleboat underway in the foreground.
Depicted place Battle of the Coral Sea
Date 8 May 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-05-08T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-7406
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-7406

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22:54, 5 July 2005Thumbnail for version as of 22:54, 5 July 2005740 × 605 (73 KB)Bradipus (talk | contribs)Explosion on the Lexington during the Battle of the Coral Sea

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