USS Lexington: Lost WW2 aircraft carrier found after 76 years

A US aircraft carrier that was sunk during World War Two has been found off the coast of Australia.

The USS Lexington was located at a depth of about 3km (2 miles) in the Coral Sea, about 800km off Australia's east coast.

The ship was lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea from 4^th to 8^th May 1942. More than 200 crew members died in the fighting.

The US Navy confirmed the ship had been discovered by a search team led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.

Pictures showed the wreck to be well preserved.

The discovery of the Lexington, along with 11 of its 35 aircraft, was on Sunday (March 4).