707K views · 1.5K reactions | Wreckage from the USS Lexington was discovered by RV Petrel on March 4, 2018. The Lexington was found over 6600 feet below the surface, resting on the floor of the Coral Sea more than 500 miles off the eastern coast of Australia. | War History Online | Facebook

For 76 years the precise location of the USS Lexington remained a mystery. Its discovery, by an underwater exploration team funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, will be an emotional one for the families of the men who perished on the aircraft carrier during World War Two. More than 200 crew members died when the USS Lexington was destroyed in May 1942 during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Paul Allen said it was an honour “to pay tribute to the USS Lexington and the brave men that served on h

The USS Lexington Wreck Was Discovered Over 75 Years After the Battle of the Coral Sea | War History Online

100K views | More than 200 sailors perished when the USS Lexington sank in 1942's Battle of the Coral Sea. A team of researchers led by Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen discovered the wreckage of the WWII aircraft carrier about 500 miles from Australia https://usat.ly/2oU1rCD | USA TODAY Video | Facebook

A piece of prized World War II U.S. naval history, the wreckage of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington, has been discovered by an expedition funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, more than 500 miles off Australia’s east coast. Read more: http://nbcnews.to/2FmHY4H | NBC News