Photos Taken in Pacific Ocean | World War II Database

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Destroyer USS Fanning maneuvers near USS Enterprise as both escort USS Hornet on the day the Doolittle Raid aircraft were launched, 18 Apr 1942. Photographed from cruiser USS Salt Lake City.	Hornet launching Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942, photo 9 of 11	Yorktown-class aircraft carriers Hornet (near) and Enterprise (far) as seen from the cruiser USS Salt Lake City shortly after Hornet launched the Doolittle Raid against Japan, 18 Apr 1942.	As her own torpedo warheads explode aboard USS Lexington, an aircraft is blown over the side in the Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942 at 1727 hours local time. Destroyer Hammann is backing down at left.

Explosion aboard USS Lexington, 8 May 1942, photo 1 of 2; note USS Hammann nearby; seen from cruiser USS Minneapolis	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	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	Newly arrived aviation cadets at the Naval Air Station at Corpus Christi, Texas, United States submitting to haircut inspection, circa 1942. Note OS2U Kingfisher aircraft.

Enterprise and Northampton underway during Battle of Midway, 4 Jun 1942. Photo taken from USS Pensacola.	Smoke pouring out of the uptakes of the carrier USS Yorktown after being struck by Japanese bombs during the Battle of Midway, 4 Jun 1942.	The USS Yorktown (Yorktown-class) listing 20-degrees from damage off Midway, 4 Jun 1942. Yorktown had already been abandoned with survivors picked up by USS Hammann (right) and other escorts.	USS Astoria passing by USS Yorktown (foreground), 4 Jun 1942

Close-up view of the Mogami-class cruiser Mikuma during the Battle of Midway, showing damage, Jun 1942; photo was taken by a US Navy pilot.	Destroyer USS Hammann sinking, 6 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2, seen from USS Yorktown	Destroyer USS Hammann sinking, 6 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2, seen from USS Yorktown	Mogami with damaged bow, Pacific Ocean, 6 Jun 1942; note Japanese national flag on top of turret (which helped identify Mogami in this photograph) and tanker Nichiei Maru in background