![]() Although the Japanese had managed to capture Tulagi, Port Moresby remained in Allied control. ![]() However, with their air groups too battered to support a further advance, the Japanese were brought to a standstill. ![]() Allied forces were forced to withdraw from the operational area. The Japanese only lost one small carrier ( Shoho) and suffered damage to a fleet carrier ( Shokaku). The Japanese Imperial Navy sank USS Lexington (CV-2), USS Sims (DD-409), and USS Neosho (AO-23), and damaged Yorktown. Navy task forces and a combined U.S.Australian cruiser force with the Japanese Carrier Strike Force and supporting units resulted in a Japanese tactical victory. The resulting maneuvers and clashes between two U.S. The formerly classified combat narrative was originally published by the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) in January 1943 an HTML reproduction of the text is available in the Online Reading Room.
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