Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942.Destroyers alongside USS Lexington (CV-2) to assist in the carrier's abandonment, after she had been mortally damaged by fires and explosions during the afternoon of May 8 1942.

USS Lexington abandon ship

USS Hornet (CV-8)at Pearl Harbor May 26, 1942, just after the Battle of Coral Sea and just before the Battle of Midway.
Harbor tug Nokomis (YT-142) is underway alongside her.
Paint chipped off Hornet's waterline area by wave action while at sea.(rudeerude)

USS Hornet

Battle of Tassafaronga, 30 November 1942 USS Minneapolis (CA-36) at Tulagi with torpedo damage received in the battle. Photograph was taken on 1 December 1942, as work began to cut away the wreckage of her bow.(rudeerude)