Aust marks 79 years since Coral Sea battle

By Callum Godde
Updated May 5 2021 - 3:39am, first published 3:30am
No Australians were killed, but more than 650 Americans died when the USS Lexington was sunk.
No Australians were killed, but more than 650 Americans died when the USS Lexington was sunk.

As military tensions rise in the Asia-Pacific region, Australia is commemorating the largest naval battle fought off its shores 79 years ago.

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