United States Pacific Fleet » 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.

Recorded for Pacific War.

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Sub-units 2

USS Lexington ship
USS Yorktown ship

Attached units 2

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

Engagements 2

Battle of the Coral Sea May 4–8, 1942
Battle of Midway June 4–7, 1942

Movements

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 (Battle of the Coral Sea) · 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 (Battle of Midway) · map
June 7, 1942 Yorktown sinks after a submarine attack (Battle of Midway) · map

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