Uss Lexington

The first torpedo hit the USS Lexington's port side at about 11 a.m. on the last day of the Battle of the Coral Sea, a critical point in the United States' war against Japan. Within minutes, another torpedo landed, followed by three bombs from Japanese dive bombers.

Wreckage from the USS Lexington, a US aircraft carrier which sank during World War II, has been discovered in the Coral Sea, a search team led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced Monday.

The first torpedo hit the USS Lexington's port side at about 11 a.m. on the last day of the Battle of the Coral Sea, a critical point in the United States' war against Japan. Within minutes, another torpedo landed, followed by three bombs from Japanese dive bombers.

Wreckage from the USS Lexington, a US aircraft carrier which sank during World War II, has been discovered in the Coral Sea, a search team led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced Monday.