<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Battle of the Coral Sea </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The American aircraft carrier USS Lexington explodes on 8 May 1942 , several hours after being damaged by a Japanese carrier air attack . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 4 -- 8 May 1942 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Coral Sea , between Australia , New Guinea , and the Solomon Islands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Tactical Japanese victory Strategic Allied victory </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States Australia </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chester W. Nimitz Frank J. Fletcher Thomas C. Kinkaid Aubrey Fitch George Brett Douglas MacArthur John Crace </Td> <Td> Isoroku Yamamoto Shigeyoshi Inoue Takeo Takagi Kiyohide Shima Aritomo Gotō Chūichi Hara Sadamichi Kajioka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2 fleet aircraft carriers , 9 cruisers , 13 destroyers , 2 oilers , 1 seaplane tender , 128 carrier aircraft . </Td> <Td> 2 fleet aircraft carriers , 1 light carrier , 9 cruisers , 15 destroyers , 5 minesweepers , 2 minelayers , 2 submarine chasers , 3 gunboats , 1 oil tanker , 1 seaplane tender , 12 transports , 127 carrier aircraft . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 fleet carrier scuttled , 1 destroyer sunk , 1 oiler sunk , 1 fleet carrier damaged , 69 aircraft destroyed . 656 killed </Td> <Td> 1 light carrier sunk , 1 destroyer sunk , 3 small warships sunk , 1 fleet carrier damaged , 1 destroyer damaged , 1 smaller warship damaged , 1 transport damaged , 92 aircraft destroyed . 966 killed </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Battle of the Coral Sea </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The American aircraft carrier USS Lexington explodes on 8 May 1942 , several hours after being damaged by a Japanese carrier air attack . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 4 -- 8 May 1942 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Coral Sea , between Australia , New Guinea , and the Solomon Islands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Tactical Japanese victory Strategic Allied victory </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States Australia </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chester W. Nimitz Frank J. Fletcher Thomas C. Kinkaid Aubrey Fitch George Brett Douglas MacArthur John Crace </Td> <Td> Isoroku Yamamoto Shigeyoshi Inoue Takeo Takagi Kiyohide Shima Aritomo Gotō Chūichi Hara Sadamichi Kajioka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2 fleet aircraft carriers , 9 cruisers , 13 destroyers , 2 oilers , 1 seaplane tender , 128 carrier aircraft . </Td> <Td> 2 fleet aircraft carriers , 1 light carrier , 9 cruisers , 15 destroyers , 5 minesweepers , 2 minelayers , 2 submarine chasers , 3 gunboats , 1 oil tanker , 1 seaplane tender , 12 transports , 127 carrier aircraft . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 fleet carrier scuttled , 1 destroyer sunk , 1 oiler sunk , 1 fleet carrier damaged , 69 aircraft destroyed . 656 killed </Td> <Td> 1 light carrier sunk , 1 destroyer sunk , 3 small warships sunk , 1 fleet carrier damaged , 1 destroyer damaged , 1 smaller warship damaged , 1 transport damaged , 92 aircraft destroyed . 966 killed </Td> </Tr> </Table>
where was the battle of coral sea map
where was the battle of coral sea map
Coral Sea , between Australia , New Guinea , and the Solomon Islands
Coral Sea , between Australia , New Guinea , and the Solomon Islands