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| Explosion aboard USS Lexington, 8 May 1942, photo 2 of 2; note USS Hammann nearby; seen from cruiser USS Minneapolis | Explosion amidships aboard USS Lexington, 1727 on 8 May 1942, photo 1 of 3 | Explosion amidships aboard USS Lexington, 1727 on 8 May 1942, photo 2 of 3 | Explosion amidships aboard USS Lexington, 1727 on 8 May 1942, photo 3 of 3 |
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| Mushroom cloud rose above USS Lexington after an explosion, 8 May 1942; carrier Yorktown on horizon and destroyer Hammann to the left of photograph | Survivors of USS Lexington rescued by a cruiser, Battle of Coral Sea, 8 May 1942 |
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