Task Force 17

Task force · United States · 1942 – June 7, 1942

Carrier task force under Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, built around Yorktown. Joined by Lexington, it stopped the Port Moresby invasion in the Coral Sea; at Midway its aircraft sank Sōryū before Yorktown was lost.

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Sub-units 2

Ship USS Lexington
Ship USS Yorktown

Attached units 2

1942 – June 7, 1942 USS Yorktown
May 1, 1942 – May 8, 1942 USS Lexington

Movements

February 1, 1942 Marshalls–Gilberts raids
March 13, 1942 Invasion of Salamaua–Lae
May 1, 1942 Meets Lexington's Task Force 11 in the Coral Sea Map
May 7, 1942 – May 8, 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea Sinks Shōhō, damages Shōkaku; Lexington lost Map
May 27, 1942 Pearl Harbor: Yorktown patched in three days Map
May 30, 1942 Sails for Midway Map
June 4, 1942 – June 6, 1942 Battle of Midway Yorktown crippled by Hiryū's aircraft Map
June 7, 1942 Battle of Midway Yorktown sinks after a submarine attack Map