The flagship of the task force led by Aubrey Fitch was sunk after this battle because gasoline vapors released by a torpedo strike ignited into a fire that prevented salvage. The flagship of Frank Fletcher, which had just come from contesting the invasion of Tulagi, also suffered major damage. Weather conditions had alternately provided both sides with cover from aerial attack, though one beneficiary of the cover still lost enough planes that it had to withdraw from the theater, along with another heavily damaged carrier. Though damage to Fletcher's ship was so severe that the Admiral Shigeyoshi Inoue was informed it had been sunk, repairs were made that allowed the aircraft of the Yorktown to play a crucial role a month later. The Lexington was lost, while the effective disablement of the Zuikaku and Shokaku kept them out of the Battle of Midway. For 10 points, what was this naval battle, the first in which enemy ships never saw each o
The flagship of the task force led by Aubrey Fitch was sunk after this battle because gasoline vapors released by a torpedo strike ignited into a fire that prevented salvage. The flagship of Frank Fletcher, which had just come from contesting the invasion of Tulagi, also suffered major damage. Weather conditions had alternately provided both sides with cover from aerial attack, though one beneficiary of the cover still lost enough planes that it had to withdraw from the theater, along with another heavily damaged carrier. Though damage to Fletcher's ship was so severe that the Admiral Shigeyoshi Inoue was informed it had been sunk, repairs were made that allowed the aircraft of the Yorktown to play a crucial role a month later. The Lexington was lost, while the effective disablement of the Zuikaku and Shokaku kept them out of the Battle of Midway. For 10 points, what was this naval battle, the first in which enemy ships never saw each other, that prevented the invasion of Port Moresby and Australia by the Japanese in May 1942?
The flagship of the task force led by Aubrey Fitch was sunk after this battle because gasoline vapors released by a torpedo strike ignited into a fire that prevented salvage.
Battle of {Coral Sea}