Coral Sea order of battle

[edit] Japanese Forces

Task Force "MO"

Carrier Striking Force - Vice Admiral Takeo Takagi
- carriers Shōkaku, Zuikaku
- cruisers Myōkō, Haguro
- destroyers (div 7) Ushio, Akebono
- destroyers (div 27) Ariake, Yugure, Shiratsuyu, Shigure
- oiler Toho Maru
Tulagi Invasion Group - Rear Admiral Kiyohide Shima
- minelayers Okinoshima (sunk), Koei Maru
- transport Azumasan Maru
- destroyers Kikuzuki (sunk), Yuzuki
Port Moresby Invasion Group - Rear Admiral Sadamichi Kajioka
- cruiser Yubari
- destroyers Oite, Asanagi, Uzuki, Mutsuki, Mochizuki, Yayoi
- Transport Unit - Rear Admiral Koso Abe
Support Group - Rear Admiral Kuninori Marumo
- cruiser Tenryū, Tatsuta
- Kamikawa Maru
- gunboats Keijo Maru, Seikai Maru, Nikkai Maru
Covering Group - Rear Admiral Goto
- carrier Shōhō (sunk)
- cruisers Aoba, Kako, Kinugasa, Furutaka
- destroyer Sazanami
Submarine Force - Captain Noburu Ishizaki

Task Force 17 - Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher

Task Group 17.2 (Attack Group) - Rear Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid
- cruisers Minneapolis, New Orleans, Astoria, Chester, Portland
- destroyers Phelps, Dewey, Farragut, Aylwin, Monaghan
Task Group 17.3 (Support Group) - Rear Admiral John Crace
- cruisers Australia, Chicago, Hobart
- destroyers Perkins, Walke
Task Group 17.5 (Carrier Group) - Rear Admiral Aubrey Fitch
- carriers Yorktown, Lexington (sunk)
- destroyers Morris, Anderson, Hammann, Russell
Task Group 17.6 (Fueling Group) - Captain John S. Phillips
- oilers Neosho (sunk), Tippecanoe
- destroyers Sims (sunk), Worden
Task Group 17.9 (Search Group) - Commander George H. DeBaun
- seaplane tender Tangier (with 12 PBY-5 Catalinas)