 On 8 May 1942, during the Battle of the Coral Sea, the main carrier forces located one another and launched maximum-effort raids, which passed each other in the air.Hidden by a rain squall, "Zuikaku" escaped detection, but "Shōkaku" was hit three times by bombs and was unable to launch or recover her aircraft.In return, torpedo and dive bombers from both ships hit "Lexington", which was later scuttled by torpedoes from an escorting destroyer.