Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Coral Sea, commemorating the Battle of the Coral Sea during World War II.
- The USS Coral Sea (CVE-57), was an escort aircraft carrier named Alikula Bay during construction, renamed Coral Sea just before launching in 1943 and then renamed to Anzio a year later. Finally decommissioned in 1946.
- The USS Coral Sea (CV-43), was an aircraft carrier in service from 1946 to 1990, including nearly a decade of action in the Vietnam War.
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- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
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