<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> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Battle of the Coral Sea </Th> </Tr>

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