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File:Damaged port forward gun gallery aboard USS Lexington (CV-2) on 8 May 1942 (80-G-16807).jpg.
File:Damaged port forward gun gallery aboard USS Lexington (CV-2) on 8 May 1942 (80-G-16807).jpg
English: Damage in the port forward 127 mm gun gallery aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2), from a Japanese bomb that struck near the gallery's after end during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942. View looks aft, with the damaged number four 127 mm/25 gun in the foreground, trained to port and aft. The gun crew was killed by the explosion.
This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID 80-G-16807. Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]
Damage in the port forward 5-inch gun gallery on USS Lexington (CV-2), from a Japanese bomb that struck near the gallery's after end during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942. View looks aft, with the damaged number four 5/25 gun in the foreground, trained to port and aft. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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