Chronology of World War II
Friday, May 8
Crewmen Abandon Ship On Board
Lexington
Crewmen abandon ship on board the US aircraft carrier USS
Lexington
(CV-2) after the carrier was hit by Japanese torpedoes and bombs during the Battle of the Coral Sea, on May 8, 1942. Note the destroyer alongside taking on survivors. The destroyer USS
Phelps
(DD-360) eventually torpedoed the stricken carrier and sank her.