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Ostfriese · 05-07-22, 12:57 PM

May 7th, 1942:

During the Battle of the Coral Sea American carrier aircraft from USS Lexington and USS Yorktown sank the Japanese light carrier Shoho, the first major Japanese warship sunk during WW2 (up to this point the largest Japanese ship sunk by allied forces had been a destroyer).

Japanese Aircraft from Shkaku and Zuikaku sank the destroyer USS Sims and the fleet oiler Neosho on the same day.

On May 8th, 1942, the main carrier battle took place, in which American aircraft decimated Zuikaku's air group and hit Shokaku with three bombs. Both carriers went on to miss the pivotal Battle of Midway a month later. Both American carriers were hit, and USS Lexington was scuttled late in the afternoon after several avgas explosions resulted in uncontrollable fires. USS Yorktown was badly damaged and returned to Pearl Harbor, only to be patched up within 72 hours and then to be sent out to fight the Japanese at Midway.

05-07-22, 12:57 PM	#4162
Ostfriese Sea Lord Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,901 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	May 7th, 1942: During the Battle of the Coral Sea American carrier aircraft from USS Lexington and USS Yorktown sank the Japanese light carrier Shoho, the first major Japanese warship sunk during WW2 (up to this point the largest Japanese ship sunk by allied forces had been a destroyer). Japanese Aircraft from Shkaku and Zuikaku sank the destroyer USS Sims and the fleet oiler Neosho on the same day. On May 8th, 1942, the main carrier battle took place, in which American aircraft decimated Zuikaku's air group and hit Shokaku with three bombs. Both carriers went on to miss the pivotal Battle of Midway a month later. Both American carriers were hit, and USS Lexington was scuttled late in the afternoon after several avgas explosions resulted in uncontrollable fires. USS Yorktown was badly damaged and returned to Pearl Harbor, only to be patched up within 72 hours and then to be sent out to fight the Japanese at Midway. Last edited by Ostfriese; 05-07-22 at 01:54 PM.