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Lost WWII ship found after 76 years.

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The wreck of a US aircraft carrier that was sunk during World War Two has been found off the coast of Australia.

The USS Lexington was found 3km underwater in the Coral Sea.

The ship was lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea, fought with Japan from 4-8 May 1942.

The US Navy said 216 crew members died after the ship was attacked. More than 2,000 others were rescued.

The Battle of the Coral Sea is considered a key moment in halting Japan’s advance in the Pacific during the war.

The ship will not be retrieved because the US Navy considers it to be a war grave.

22 Responses

  1. eeesh… its kinda creepy in the sense that you could just be swimming along and you see this ship just sitting there… very unlikely… oh well. cool though!

  2. WOW REALLY IF I WAS THE CAPTAIN I would save all the other people instead of me so I die in honor of the WWII

  3. I like to, look at World War Two stuff like tanks boats motorbikes wepons bombs anit air craft and aircrafts so this is amazing for me.

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