珊瑚海海战
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↑  Murray, pp. 169–195; Willmott (1982), p. 435; Willmott (2002), pp. 3–8; Millot, pp. 12–13; Henry, p. 14; Morison, p. 6.
↑  United States Army Center of Military History (USACMH) (Vol II), p. 127; Parker, p. 5; Frank, pp. 21–22; Willmott (1983), pp. 52–53, Willmott (2002), pp. 10–13; Hayashi, pp. 42–43; Dull, p. 122–125; Millot, pp. 24–27; D'Albas, pp. 92–93; Henry, pp. 14–15; Morison, p. 10; Parshall, pp. 27–29
日方的《戰史叢書》没有提到井上在入侵莫尔兹比港的决策过程中所扮演的角色，只提到这是日本陆海军1942年1月达成妥协后的产物(Bullard, p. 49)。
↑  Gill, p. 39, Hoyt, pp. 8–9; Willmott (1983), p. 84; Willmott (2002), pp. 12–13 & 16–17; Hayashi, pp. 42–43 & 50–51; Dull, pp. 122–125; Millot, pp. 27–31; Lundstrom (2006), p. 138; Bullard, p. 50; Parshall, pp. 27–29 & 31–32
日本陆海军同意在占领中途岛和阿留申群岛之后再进行对斐济和萨摩亚的攻略作战(Hayashi, p. 50)。日方官方史书《战史丛书》则记载日军亦准备占领薩馬賴岛以确保对支那海峡的控制。(Bullard, p. 56)
↑  Jersey, p. 57, Willmott (2002), pp. 16–17, Dull, pp. 122–124; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 121–122; D'Albas, p. 94; Morison, p. 11; Parshall, pp. 57–59
原本指派给MO作战的只有加贺号。但井上对此提出异议，认为光凭一艘舰队航母不足胜任作战要求，于是最终在4月12日改派五航战助战。
↑  Parker, pp. 20–22; Willmott, (2002), pp. 21–22; Parshall, p. 60
日本海军将Ro电密码更换的时间从1942年4月1日推迟到5月27日，但原因不明(Wilmott, pp. 21–22; Lundstrom (2006), p. 119)。
↑  Prados, p. 301.
↑  Parker, p. 24; Prados, pp. 302–303; Hoyt, p. 7; Willmott (2002), pp. 22–25; Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, p. 167; Cressman, p. 83; Millot, pp. 31–32; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 121–122, 125, & 128–129; Henry, pp. 14–15; Holmes, pp. 69–72; Morison, pp. 11–13; Parshall, pp. 60–61; Crave, p. 447 
。英国的无线侦测站台位于科隆坡，美国将翔凤号错认为是1艘他们之前未曾听闻的舰队航母Ryūkaku，可以载机84架，其中多少是因为由于在将名字翻译过来的时候出的差错。在中途岛之战中1名被俘的日军告知美国人这艘航母的汉字名称的正确读音，实际上这只是1艘轻型航母，日本显然没有为路易西亞德群島的几个岛屿起代号，而是直接用片假名明文通信，使得美国人更容易破译出訊息的含义。根据Parker的记载麦克阿瑟根本不相信无线电截获的MO作战的内容，直到在5月第一周他自己的侦察机看到了杀向路易西亚德群岛和新几内亚的日军舰队。
1 2  Wilmott 1983, p. 189
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 135–153, 163–167, Willmott (2002), pp. 25–26; Hoyt, pp. 15–19; Cressman, pp. 83–84; Millot, pp. 32–34; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 126–127; Henry, p. 15 
列克星敦在与约克鎮分开后3月26日回到珍珠港，4月15日出发运送14架F2A戰鬥機和机组成员至帕邁拉環礁。TF11在4月18日完成送货任务后就得令前往斐济与TF17会合(Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 135 & 163–166)。哈尔西在三支特混舰队会合后将会取得指挥权(Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, p. 167)。TF16于4月30日离开珍珠港(Lundstrom)
↑  Willmott (1983), pp. 185–186.
↑  Willmott (2002), pp. 25–26; Lundstrom (2006), p. 139; Spector, p. 157.
↑  Hashimoto (1954), p. 54; Hackett and Kingsepp "RO-33" and "RO-34".
↑  Bullard, p. 65, Hoyt, p. 8, Dull, pp. 124–125; D'Albas, p. 110; Gill, p. 42; Jersey, p. 58; Hayashi, pp. 50–51; Lundstrom (2006), p. 138; Cressman, p. 93; D'Albas, p. 94; Bullard, p. 147; Rottman, p 84 
南海支队的指挥官为堀井富太郎少将（United States Army Center of Military History (USACMH) (Vol 1), p. 47）。Rottman记载到南海支队共有4,886人，而《战史丛书》则仅仅列出了9艘运输船的名字(Bullard, pp. 56–57)。
↑  McCarthy, pp. 82, 112; Willmott (1983), p. 143. McCarthy没给出精确的数字，但提到1941年12月包括一个步兵团在内有1000人，次月又有两个团抵达。Willmott则写到1942年1月3日有4250人抵达，包括3个步兵团、1个野战炮团和一个防空营。
↑  USACMH (Vol 1), p. 48.
↑  Jersey, pp. 58–60; Dull, p. 124.
↑  Millot, p. 37; Lundstrom (2006), p. 147.
↑  Hoyt, p. 7, Dull, pp. 124–125; Wilmott (2002), p. 38; Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, p. 188; Lundstrom (2006), p. 143
↑  Tully, "IJN Shokaku"; Gill, pp. 40–41; Dull, pp. 124–125; Millot, pp. 31 & 150; Lundstrom (2006), p. 138 & 145; D'Albas, p. 94; Gillison, p. 526; Willmott (1983), pp. 210–211 
日军航母原本计划用于对盟军在澳大利亚的航空基地发动突袭，但在航母接近所罗门群岛后井上取消了空袭的命令(Lundstrom)。
↑  Wilmott (2002), p. 38–39; Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, p. 187; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 140–145 
这9架零战属于臺南海軍航空隊。另外还有7架九七舰攻随行以将飞行员送回母舰。但参考来源中并未提到坠海的零战驾驶员是否获救。
↑  Gill, p. 40; Wilmott (2002), p. 39; Cressman, pp. 84–86; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 139 & 144; Hashimoto (1954), p. 54; Morison, p. 22; Hackett and Kingsepp "RO-33" and "RO-34"
↑   Lundstrom 2006, p. 144
↑  Morison, p. 20.
↑  ONI，第3頁; Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, p. 167; Cressman, p. 84; Woolridge, p. 37; Millot, pp. 41–43; Pelvin; Dull, p. 126; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 141–144 
芝加哥号和帕金斯号从努美阿出发，其余舰只则自澳大利亚赶来。TF44稍早前被称为“ANZAC中队”，归属于麦克阿瑟旗下，由赫伯特·利里（英语：）海军少将指挥(Lundstrom (2006), p. 133; Morison, p. 15; Gill, p. 34)。克雷斯资历长于弗莱彻，但澳大利亚英联邦海军部同意了金格的请求，让该地区的航母舰队的行动由一位美国指挥官指挥(Lundstrom (2006), p. 133)。
↑  ONI，第11页
↑  Jersey, p. 60; Wilmott (2002), p. 38; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 144–145; D'Albas, pp. 95–96; Hata, p. 58.
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, p. 168; Dull, pp. 126–127; Jersey, p. 62; Cressman, p. 86; Gill, p. 43; Hoyt, p. 20; Parker, p. 27; Millot, pp. 43–45; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 144–146.
保持无线静默可以让敌方无法侦知己方存在。Cressman写到发现志摩舰队的是位于澳大利亚的美军飞机(Cressman, p. 84)，但Lundstrom认为应该是所罗门群岛的沿岸观察哨所发现的。
↑  Lundstrom (2006), pp. 146–149; Brown, p. 62, Hoyt, pp. 21–31; Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, p. 168–178; Jersey, p. 63; Cressman, p. 87–94; Millot, pp. 45–51; Dull, pp. 127–128; Morison, pp. 25–28; Nevitt, "IJN Kikuzuki"; Hackett, "IJN Seaplane Tender Kiyokawa Maru"。
↑  Lundstrom (2006), p. 147; D'Albas, p. 96。美国陆军和澳大利亚空军的飞机在5月4日多次发现五藤的踪迹。Gillison写到(p. 518)，一架追踪着五藤的澳大利亚空军PBY水上侦察机回报受到攻击，其后失联。
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, p. 178–179; Wilmott (2002), pp. 40–41; Hoyt, p. 33; Cressman, pp. 93–94; Woolridge, p. 37; Millot, pp. 51–52; Dull, p. 128; Lundstrom (2006), p. 150; D'Albas, p. 96; Morison, pp. 28–29.
Cressman认为被击落的侦察机来自图拉吉；但Lundstrom认为这是来自肖特兰的三架侦察机之一，此外图拉吉还派出了另外6架(Lundstrom 2006, p. 150)。 D'Albas则宣称这架飞机来自拉包尔。
↑  Wilmott (2002), pp. 40–41; Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 178–179; Hoyt, p. 34; Cressman, pp. 94–95; Hoehling, p. 39; Millot, pp. 52–53; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 150–153。
在加油的过程中，约克城号转移了7名机组乘员到尼奥肖号上，其中4人在这艘油船遭受袭击时身亡(Cressman, p. 94–95)。
↑  Morison, p. 29
↑  Wilmott (2002), pp. 41–42; Hoyt, pp. 33–34; Lundstrom (2006), p. 139; Dull, pp. 127–128; Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, p. 181; Cressman, p. 93; Millot, pp. 51–53; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 147 & 152–153; D'Albas, p. 96; Morison, p. 29
↑  Lundstrom 2006, p. 150
↑  Lundstrom 2006, p. 137
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 179–181; Hoyt, p. 37; Cressman, pp. 84 & 94–95; Millot, pp. 54–55; Lundstrom (2006), p. 155; Morison, pp. 29–31.
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 181–182; Hoyt, p. 35; Dull, p. 130; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 155–156.
↑  Chicago Sun Times newspaper article,1942年6月18(?)日，芝加哥人、B-17飞行员William B. Campbell （原文如此） 实际上是William Haddock Campbell，陆军航空兵B-17飞行员。发自澳大利亚墨尔本。
↑  Dull and Lundstrom, 2006
↑  Hackett ("HIJMS Furutaka")写到五藤的巡洋舰在肖特兰群岛加油时遭到了B17袭击，但没有受损。
↑  Morison, p. 32
↑  Salecker p. 179; Hoyt, p. 35; Millot, p. 55; Dull, p. 130; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 155–157; D'Albas, p. 97; Morison, pp. 31–32; Gillison, p. 519. Crave (p. 448)和Gillison (p. 523)写到，麦克阿瑟手下的第90轰炸中队的B17和B25为弗莱彻提供了5月4-5日间日军攻略部队的目击报告，五藤舰队也包括在内，但美国海军方面没有收到这些目击报告，原因不明。
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 181–182; Hoyt, p. 37; Cressman, pp. 94–95; Millot, p 56.
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, p. 181; Hoyt, p. 35; Millot, p. 57; Dull, p. 130; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 154 & 157; Bullard, p. 62; Morison, pp. 31–32. Lundstrom写到在神川丸之外还有一艘船也协助设立基地，但并没有写明是哪一艘船(Lundstrom 2006, p. 154)。
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 189–190 & 206–209; Hoyt, pp. 51–52; Cressman, p. 94; Millot, pp. 62–63; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 161–162; Henry, p. 50; Morison, p. 37.
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 189–190; Hoyt, pp. 37–38 & 53; Millot, pp. 57–58 & 63; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 159 & 165–166; Morison, pp. 33–34. At this time TF17 had 128 and Takagi 111 operational aircraft (Lundstrom 2006, p. 159). Also this day, Inoue ordered the four I-class submarines to deploy further south to intercept any Allied ships returning to Australia following the impending battle (Lundstrom 2006, p. 159).
↑  Lundstrom 2006, p. 159
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, p. 190; Cressman, p. 95; Dull, p. 130; Lundstrom (2006), p. 166.
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 190–191; Hoyt, p. 38; Cressman, p. 95; Millot, pp. 58–59; Lundstrom (2006), p. 166.
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 192–193; Cressman, p. 95; Millot, p. 59; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 166–167; Werneth, p. 67.
↑  Bullard, p. 63.
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, p. 193; Hoyt, p. 53; Cressman, p. 95; Dull, p. 131; Millot, pp. 66–69; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 163–164; Henry, p. 54; Morison, p. 40.
↑  Cressman, p. 95
↑  尼尔森究竟看到了谁，一直以来众说纷纭。Dull认为他看到了“近距离掩护部队”；但五藤舰队被称作“远距离掩护部队”或者“掩护组”，丸茂则是“掩护部队”或者“支援组”。Millot和Morison认为尼尔森看到的是丸茂的巡洋舰。Lundstrom (2006)则认为尼尔森看到了五藤。
↑  Army Air Corps B-17 pilot, COL William H. Campbell, USAF (Retired) （页面存档备份，存于）
↑  Salecker, pp. 179–180; Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 193–196; Hoyt, pp. 53–54; Cressman, pp. 95–96; Millot, pp. 66–69; Dull, pp. 131–132; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 165–167; Henry, p. 54; Morison, pp. 40–41.
Lundstrom写的是B-17看到的目标在尼尔森看到的30海里以外，但Cressman写是60海里（110）。衣笠的水上飞机报告了美军攻击机群的起飞(Lundstrom 2006, p. 167)。至于那三架B17，在发出报告后轰炸了在德博因的神川丸，但只造成了轻微伤害(Lundstrom 2006, p. 166)。
↑  #翔鶴飛行機隊調書(1)pp.31-35、#瑞鶴飛行機隊調書(1)pp.36-37
↑  #翔鶴飛行機隊調書(1)p.30
↑  #MO機動部隊詳報(2)pp.2-5；Cressman, p. 92。
Cressman的记载是10:51翔鹤的侦察机才发回报告。翔鹤的两架侦察机一直试图停留在目标上空将攻击机群引导向美军舰艇，后因为燃料不足而坠机。机组乘员其后被驱逐舰有明号救起。
↑  #暁の珊瑚海(文庫)188頁、#瑞鶴詳報(1)pp.6,41
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 205–206; Hoyt, pp. 38–39; Cressman, p. 95; Millot, pp. 60–61; Dull, pp. 130–131; Lundstrom (2006), p. 167.
↑  ONI，第19頁; Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 205–206; Hoyt, pp. 38–50, 71, 218 & 221; Cressman, p. 95; Hoehling, p. 43; Millot, pp. 60–62 & 71; Dull, pp. 130–131; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 164–167; Morison, pp. 34–35
包括Hoyt，Millot和Morison在内的多个来源都认为尼奥肖号在09:05左右就首先遭到了袭击，一开始是一架，然后可能是3架甚至更多的飞机；再后才是日军的主力攻击机群袭击。但实际上是日军鱼雷机在其他飞机接近油船时在附近抛弃鱼雷(Lundstrom 2006, p. 167)。
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 197–198 (says 1,500 yd（1,400米） for the cruisers with Shōhō); Hoyt, pp. 54–55; Cressman, pp. 96–97; Millot, p. 69; Dull, p. 132; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 168–169; Henry, pp. 54–56.
美军发动攻击时，祥凤正在为下层甲板的5架鱼雷机和3架零战做准备。一开始上空有3架零战，攻击开始后又有3架升空。
↑  Lundstrom 2006, p. 169以及a privately made sketch from the Senshi Sōsho （页面存档备份，存于）。日本的官方战史《战史丛书》明确写到五藤的巡洋舰是散开来为航母提供空袭警戒，而并非提供对空火力支援
↑  Brown, p. 62, Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 198–206; Hoyt, pp. 55–61; Tully, "IJN Shoho"; Cressman, pp. 96–98; Millot, pp. 69–71; Dull, p. 132; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 168–169; Hata, p. 59; Morison, pp. 41–42; Willmott (2002), p. 43; United States Strategic Bombing Survey, p. 57.
迪克森的那句话被《芝加哥論壇報》的战地记者史坦利·约翰斯顿引用，发表在1942年6月号的文章上，其后在太平洋战争中被多次引用。列克星敦的舰长費德烈·薛曼称迪克森是第一个想出“平顶船”的人，此后这个词成为了航母的标准俚语。祥凤的203名获救船员之中，有72人负伤，舰长伊泽石之介大佐野得以生还。
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, 2006, pp. 196–197
↑  ONI，第17頁; Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 206–207; Hoyt, p. 61; Cressman, pp. 96–97; Millot, pp. 71–72; Lundstrom (2006), p. 170.
↑  Prados, p. 309
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 207–208; Dull, p. 132; Lundstrom (2006), p. 169; Gillison, p. 519.
↑  #神川丸詳報(1)p.11
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 207–208; Hoyt, p. 65; Lundstrom (2006), p. 175.
德博因水上飞机基地指挥官峰松秀夫Hideo Minematsu少尉研究了当天的目击报告，计算出了克雷斯和弗莱彻的舰队的真实位置，并于14:49通报了司令部。不过井上的参谋人员似乎没有注意到峰松的报告(Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, p. 208)。
↑  #暁の珊瑚海(文庫)242頁
↑  Hoyt, p. 68.
另一方面，日方《#暁の珊瑚海(文庫)》pp. 248-249记载实际上受伤起火的是澳大利亚号。其时日方飞行员报告“一艘战舰起火左倾、桅杆几乎横在水面”，其后次席指挥小关中尉遂报告“一艘战列舰沉没”。
↑  Tagaya, pp. 40–41
↑  Salecker, pp. 180–181; Gill, pp. 49–50; Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 208–209; Hoyt, pp. 66–69; Tagaya, pp. 40–41; Millot, pp. 63–66; Pelvin; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 159 & 171–174; Morison, pp. 38–39. 
根据Hoyt (p. 69)和Morison (pp. 20 & 39)的记载，麦克阿瑟的空军指挥官乔治·布雷特直接否认他的B17曾经误击克雷斯的事情，并且禁止继续讨论这一事件。Millot和Gill把这几架飞机错写成了B26。Gillison (p. 520)记载到，麦克阿瑟的飞行员直到战斗结束后才得知有盟军战舰在珊瑚海一带行动。Salecker则写道，这些B17之所以发动攻击，是因为他们把先前的日军飞机错认成了美军的B25或者B26。其中一架B17燃料耗尽后坠毁，但机组乘员成功跳伞后获救(Salecker, p. 181)。
↑  Gill, pp. 50–51; Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 208–209; Hoyt, pp. 66–69; Tagaya, pp. 40–41; Millot, pp. 63–66; Pelvin; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 159 & 171–174; Morison, pp. 38–39
克雷斯事后回忆起他在5月7日黄昏的情况，“我从（弗莱彻）那里没收到任何关于他的位置和意图的訊息，也丝毫不知他那天做了什么。”(Lundstrom 2006, p. 174; Gill, p. 50).
↑  Lundstrom 2006, p. 175
↑  #暁の珊瑚海(文庫)261-262頁
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, p. 209; Hoyt, pp. 61–62; Millot, p. 74; Lundstrom (2006), p. 175.
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, p. 209; Hoyt, pp. 61–62; Millot, pp. 74–75; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 175–176.
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 209–212; Hoyt, pp. 62–63; Cressman, pp. 99–100; Woolridge, pp. 38–39; Millot, p. 75; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 176–177; #瑞鶴詳報(1)p.45. 有部分资料记载日军被击落7架舰攻、1架舰爆，但实际上舰爆机队晚到了一些，并未被卷入到空战当中。
↑  #暁の珊瑚海(文庫)300-301頁
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 214–218; Hoyt, pp. 63–64; Cressman, pp. 100–101; Woolridge, p. 39; Hoehling, pp. 45–47; Millot, pp. 75–76; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 176–180; #暁の珊瑚海(文庫)314,321頁, #MO機動部隊詳報(1)p.18, #瑞鶴詳報(1)p.48.
↑  Lundstrom (2006), pp. 173–174. 蒂珀卡努号已经被派往埃法特岛为一支补给船队加油。另一艘油船E·J·亨利号正在蘇瓦，离努美阿地区尚有数日航程(Lundstrom 2006, p. 173)。
↑  ONI，第19頁; Cressman, p. 101 and Lundstrom 2006, pp. 179–180
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 219–220; Hoyt, pp. 64 & 77; Cressman, p. 101; Hoehling, p. 47; Millot, pp. 78–79; Dull, p. 132; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 171 & 180–182.
↑  Lundstrom 2006, p. 182
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 219–220; Cressman, p. 101; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 180–182.
↑  Chihaya, p. 128.
↑  Lundstrom 2006, p. 186
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 219–221; Millot, pp. 72 & 80; Dull, p. 132; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 181 & 186; Morison, p. 46.
↑  Lundstrom 2006, p. 183
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 221–222; Hoyt, p. 75; Cressman, p. 103; Woolridge, p. 48; Millot, pp. 82–83 & 87; Dull, p. 132; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 181–184.
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 222–225; Hoyt, pp. 76–77; Cressman, p. 103; Woolridge, pp. 40–41; Hoehling, pp. 52–53; Millot, pp. 81–85; Dull, pp. 132–133; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 185–187; Morison, pp. 48–49.
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 224–227 & 243–246; Hoyt, pp. 79 & 89; Cressman, p. 104; Millot, p. 85; Dull, pp. 132–133; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 186–187; Morison, p. 49. 10:00不久，两架约克城号的直掩战斗机击落了一架九七飞行艇(Lundstrom 2006, p. 187).
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 228–231; Hoyt, pp. 79–84; Cressman, pp. 104–106; Hoehling, p. 62; Millot, pp. 87–88 & 91; Dull, p. 133; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 192–195; D'Albas, p. 105; Hata, pp. 42–43.
第二发命中由约翰·詹姆斯·鲍威尔取得，但他本人在俯冲的过程中被一架直掩零战击中身亡。
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 236–243; Hoyt, pp. 84–85; Cressman, p. 106; Hoehling, pp. 63–65; Millot, pp. 88–92; Dull, p. 133; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 195 & 559; D'Albas, p. 106.
↑  Hata, p. 48
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 242–243; Hoyt, p. 86; Cressman, p. 106; Millot, pp. 91–92; Parshall, p. 63; Dull, p. 133; Lundstrom (2006), p. 195; Tully, "IJN Shokaku"  The destroyers which accompanied Shōkaku's retirement were Japanese destroyer Ushio 1930 and Japanese destroyer Yūgure 1934 (Tully).
↑  Macintyre, Donald, Captain, RN. "Shipborne Radar", in United States Naval Institute Proceedings, September 1967, p.73; Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 245–246; Hoyt, p. 92; Cressman, pp. 107–108; Millot, pp. 93–94; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 188–189.
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 246–251; Hoyt, p. 93; Cressman, p. 108; Lundstrom (2006), p. 189. 被击落而牺牲的SBD机组人员名单详见Cressman, p. 108.。
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 251–254; Hoyt, pp. 93–98 & 113–117; Cressman, p. 109; Woolridge, p. 42; Hoehling, pp. 67–81 & 97–98; Millot, pp. 94–96; Dull, pp. 133–134; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 188–190.
参战者中有人认为列克星敦号可能被命中了多达5枚鱼雷(Woolridge, p. 42 and Lundstrom 2006, p. 191)。
↑  ONI，第55–56頁; Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 254–259; Hoyt, pp. 98–103 & 117–122; Cressman, pp. 110–114: Hoehling, pp. 81–95 & 110–116; Millot, pp. 97–98; Dull, p. 134; Lundstrom, pp. 189–191; D'Albas, p. 107.
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 259–271; Cressman, pp. 106 & 114–115; Hoehling, pp. 100–101, Dull, p. 134; Lundstrom (2006), p. 192.
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 270–278; Cressman, pp. 115–117; Hoyt, pp. 144–147; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 193–195.
19架列克星敦号的飞机由约克城号回收(Millot, p. 100)。Parshall (p. 417)写到，很多被废弃的日军飞机其实并非真的无法再用，但只是因为瑞鹤的乘员甲板作业的水平不足，速度不够，一些飞机只能被废弃来腾出地方。
↑  ONI，第39頁; Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 274–277; Cressman, p. 116; Hoyt, p. 133; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 193–196; Spector, p. 162.
弗莱彻最初打算让受损的列克星敦号回港维修，然后把船上的飞机全部转移到约克城号上继续作战，但费奇14:22的訊息让他放弃了这个念头。事实上美军的舰载和陆基飞机看到了两次瑞鹤，但很显然，他们没意识到这其实是同一艘航母(Hoyt, p. 133)。
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, p. 278; Hoyt, pp. 132–133; Millot, p. 106; Dull, p. 134; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 195–196; D'Albas, p. 108.
↑  Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 273–282; Cressman, p. 117; Hoehling, pp. 121–197; Hoyt, pp. 134–150 & 153–168; Millot, pp. 99–103; Dull, p. 134; Lundstrom (2006), pp. 193 & 196–199; Morison pp. 57–60; Crave, pp. 449–450; Gillison, p. 519.
在列克星敦号上大火肆虐的时候，有几名飞行员要求把飞机飞到约克城号上，但被舰长舍尔曼拒绝了。列克星敦号上的阵亡名单、包括飞行中队的驾驶员请参见Hoehling, pp. 201–205。Hoyt、Millot和Morison给出的坐标是15°12′S 155°27′E﻿ / ﻿15.200°S 155.450°E﻿ / -15.200; 155.450。伴随在列克星敦身旁最后时刻的包括明尼阿波利斯号、新奥尔良号、菲尔普斯号、莫里斯号、哈曼号和安德森号。莫里斯号和菲尔普斯号是最后离开列克星敦终结之地的(Lundstrom 2006, pp. 197, 204)。Gillison (p. 519)写到有8架B26从澳大利亚的汤斯维尔出发准备攻击井上的部队，但没找到日军舰船。
↑  Gill, pp. 52–53; Pelvin; Lundstrom (2006), p. 198.
↑  Lundstrom 2006, pp. 200 & 204
↑  Lundstrom 2006, p. 204
↑  Gill, p. 53; Lundstrom, Pearl Harbor to Midway, pp. 283–4; Millot, p. 105; Cressman, pp. 117–8; Hoyt, pp. 170–3; Pelvin.
9日一架约克城号的SBD在随行侦察任务时报告发现175海里（324）以外有一艘日本航母。约克城号派出了4架SBD，但没找到目标。后来认定该机可能是把礁石错认成航母了(Lundstrom 2006, pp. 205–6)。汤斯维尔的美国陆军也因为这个错误的訊息出动了14架B17。在这场乌龙中一架SBD坠海，但机组后来获救。
↑  Lundstrom 2006, p. 205