{"id":235,"date":"2022-01-21T05:17:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T05:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tpinsw.org.au\/?page_id=235"},"modified":"2023-05-04T00:17:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T00:17:08","slug":"battle-of-the-coral-sea-80th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tpinsw.org.au\/?page_id=235","title":{"rendered":"Battle of the Coral Sea 81st Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">May 4 to 8 marks the 81st Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral\u00a0Sea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">The Battle of the Coral Sea was a World War II engagement between combined Australian and US forces that took place between 4 and 8 May 1942. This battle stopped the Japanese from invading Port Moresby by sea. It was the largest naval battle fought off the shores of Australia and the first battle ever fought from aircraft carriers. No Australians were killed in the Battle of the Coral Sea but  550&nbsp;Americans were killed or wounded and the US aircraft carrier USS&nbsp;Lexington&nbsp;was sunk. More than 1,000 Japanese were killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Australian National Maritime Museum &#039;Battle of Coral Sea&#039;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/218715536?h=4b67319e69&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Australian National Maritime Museum,<br>Battle of Coral Sea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"141 - Carrier vs. Carrier - The Battle of Coral Sea - WW2 - May 9, 1942\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k6WVEe_F6lw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Carrier Versus Carrier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Battle of the Coral Sea 1942: The First Aircraft Carrier Battle in History\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NB5hH3ksvKE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Battle of the Coral Sea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 4 to 8 marks the 81st Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral\u00a0Sea. 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