File:Crew abandons USS Lexington (CV-2) on 8 May 1942 (NNAM.2001.205.069).jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file ‎(2,841 × 1,874 pixels, file size: 823 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]
Description
English: Crewmen abandon ship on board the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) after the carrier was hit by Japanese torpedoes and bombs during the Battle of the Coral Sea, on 8 May 1942. Note the destroyer alongside taking on survivors.
Date
Source U.S. Navy National Naval Aviation Museum photo NNAM.2001.205.069
Author U.S. Navy
Other versions U.S. Navy photo 80-G-7398

Licensing

[edit]
This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID 80-G-7398.
Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]
Public domain
This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current19:01, 8 May 2009Thumbnail for version as of 19:01, 8 May 20092,841 × 1,874 (823 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)original USN file
11:18, 28 January 2005Thumbnail for version as of 11:18, 28 January 2005740 × 363 (53 KB)W.wolny (talk | contribs)

You cannot overwrite this file.

The following 5 pages use this file:

File usage on other wikis

The following other wikis use this file:

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Crew_abandons_USS_Lexington_(CV-2)_on_8_May_1942_(NNAM.2001.205.069).jpg&oldid=910507582"