 Editor in Chief Bill   | 05 Mar 2018 7:58 p.m. PST |
Billionaire Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder and Seattle Seahawks owner, has made another huge nautical find: the USS Lexington, which was lost at the Battle of Coral Sea 76 years ago… link |
| daler240D | 05 Mar 2018 8:03 p.m. PST |
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| Editor in Chief Bill | 05 Mar 2018 8:12 p.m. PST |
Much better link The USS Lexington was sunk repelling an attempted Japanese invasion of Australia? Amazing what you can read out there… |
| Grelber | 05 Mar 2018 9:04 p.m. PST |
Bill,
The version I read earlier today had a photo of the Essex class carrier Lexington! Named after the Coral Sea Lexington, of course, but they didn't explain that, leaving us to assume this was the ship found. Grelber |
| Ed Mohrmann | 05 Mar 2018 9:58 p.m. PST |
Of course the 'numerous bombs and torpedoes' did some
significant damage, but it was the fuel fume explosions
and resulting fires which caused her to be abandoned
and sunk by USS Phelps |
hindsTMP  | 05 Mar 2018 11:05 p.m. PST |
Bill, Port Moresby was Australian controlled territory, I believe (as was originally Rabaul, Tulagi, etc.). So it's not that far off. MH |
| Calculon | 06 Mar 2018 4:44 a.m. PST |
I hope that they manage to protect this war grave from those scrap metal salvagers. |
| Wackmole9 | 06 Mar 2018 6:15 a.m. PST |
The picture of the Wildcat is amazing. |
| PVT641 | 06 Mar 2018 6:18 a.m. PST |
Another link: link My interest in WWII in the Pacific was sparked by reading "Queen of the Flattops". |
| Ed Mohrmann | 06 Mar 2018 7:17 a.m. PST |
PVT641 – same here ! Read Stanley Johnston's book when
I was 8-9 years old and got hooked… |
| Tommy20 | 06 Mar 2018 11:20 a.m. PST |
And they found seven Devastators! Several groups have tried to find one in good enough shape to restore, but these are probably too deep to raise. |
