Newest issue of the Coral Sea Breeze - March 2024 - is available here.
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✪ Coral Sea History ✪
May 18, 1945 - CV-43 under construction at Newport News Ship Building - Hull Half Plated
May 18, 1965 - Operation Rolling Thunder II commenced with USS Coral Sea and others. Maximum effort Alpha strikes were flown against lines of communication, ammunition depots, and bridges in North Vietnam.
✪ Today's USS Coral Sea Picture ✪
1947 - USS Coral Sea sitting in her outfitting pier.
Membership to the USS CORAL SEA CVA-43 ASSOCIATION is open to all Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force personnel who served aboard the ship USS CORAL SEA (CV/CVB/CVA-43).