1 May 1942
Battle of Coral Sea
Orders Inouye to sieze bases in the southern Solomons & capture Port Moresby
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Coral Sea in Japan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Orders Inouye to sieze bases in the southern Solomons & capture Port Moresby
Ordered by Yamamoto to sieze bases in the southern Solomons & capture Port Moresby
The Shoho is sunk
Takagi commands the Japanese carrier striking force as the Battle of the Coral Sea begins.
Hara commands Carrier Division Five, centered on Shokaku and Zuikaku, during the Coral Sea operation.
Inouye is forced to call off his planned capture of Port Moresby in the Solomons
Calls off the plan to sieze bases in the southern Solomons & capture Port Moresby
Japanese expansion is stopped at New Guinea
Takagi's carriers exchange major air strikes with American carriers in the first carrier battle fought beyond visual range.
Hara's Carrier Division Five loses operational strength after Shokaku is badly damaged by American dive bombers.
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