USS Lexington Abandoned A destroyer pulls alongside the aircraft carrier USS Lexington as the carrier is abandoned during the afternoon of May 8, 1942. Note crewmen sliding down lines on Lexington's starboard quarter. Navy photo SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (3.22 MB) Tags: USS Lexington, wwII, CORAL SEA Photo By: Navy photo VIRIN: 420508-N-ZZ999-001.JPG Photo Gallery