Coral Sea order of battle This is an order of battle for the Battle of the Coral Sea . 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 Allied Forces 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 ) External links Order of battle Categories : Orders of battle 