After this battle, the Japanese under Goto and Takagi were forced to retreat to Rabaul, after having landed at Tulagi.
After this battle, the Japanese under Goto and Takagi were forced to retreat to Rabaul, after having landed at Tulagi. After initial skirmishes, US forces sank the light carrier Shoho and crippled the large carrier Shokaku. Despite the sinking of the U.S. carrier Lexington and damage to the Yorktown, Frank Fletcher's task force prevented a Japanese invasion force from taking Port Morsby, New Guinea, establishing control of the namesake sea. FTP, what was this WWII naval battle, the first in which the opposing ships never saw each other?
After this battle, the Japanese under Goto and Takagi were forced to retreat to Rabaul, after having landed at Tulagi.
Coral Sea