(WHTM) — It was the first sea battle in history where the warships never saw each other. The battle of the Coral Sea would be fought almost entirely by airplanes launched from aircraft carriers.

"Death of the Shoho," an oil painting by by Robert Benney, 1942, now in the collections of U.S. Naval History ... in the Coral Sea, April 1942. It marked the first naval battle in which the ...

The Battle of the Coral Sea (May 4–8, 1942) has always been portrayed as the prologue to Midway—a sort of Midway-lite. Like Midway, it was a battle sparked by deciphered Japanese codes.

Key point: The seemingly inconclusive battle ... in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia, but did not know each other’s exact location. What followed was the first carrier battle in history ...

The aircraft carrier burns and sinks after being abandoned by the crew on May 8, 1942 during the Battle of Coral Sea. Note planes parked aft, untouched by the fire. (U.S. Naval History and Heritag ...

the greatest battle in the history of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. It was fought below the equator, in the Coral Sea off Australia’s northeast coast. For five days, smudged with belching smoke ...

Dawn Service at Anzac Park for 83rd commemoration of Battle of Coral Sea. US Seventh Fleet Band member Musician 3rd Class Christina Taralson. Picture: Evan Morgan “With all history, we always ...

The HMAS Australia, a joint Australian-United States naval Task Group, under air torpedo attack by Imperial Japanese Navy land-based bombers during the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7 May 1942.Credit ...

Townsville has commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea with a dawn service for ... in the battle changed the course of history. “Without this battle there would have ...

The Battle of Coral Sea was one of the largest and most significant battles in the Pacific during World War II, especially in terms of its impact and strategic outcome. It would ultimately shape ...