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Fleet oiler, AO-23. On 7 May 1942 aircraft from Shokaku and Zuikaku mistook her and Sims for the American carriers. They wrecked her. She did not go down in that attack. Not credited to one ship. On 11 May the destroyer Henley took off the last of her people and scuttled the hulk.

Neosho burning on 7 May 1942, a small ship in the smoke
7 May 1942. Aircraft from Shokaku and Zuikaku have hit her. She is the small ship in the smoke. Not credited to one ship. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.