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American aircraft carrier Yorktown (USS Yorktown (CV-5), damaged by Japanese bombers during the battle of Midway 0n 4th June 1942. Photo taken from American heavy cruiser Astoria (USS Astoria (CA-34).
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USS Yorktown CV-5 was commissioned on 30 September 1937 She took part in the Battle of the Coral Sea, where her aircraft participated in the sinking of the Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho and damaging Shōkaku. Yorktown was damaged, but returned to Pearl Harbour for repairs. At the Battle of Midway her aircraft sank Soryu and Hiryu. Yorktown was hit by 3 bombs and 2 torpedoes. While being made safe to take under tow, she was struck by two torpedoes fired by the Japanese submarine I-168
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American aircraft carriers at their peak are the queens of the high seas, outclassing even America’s nearest peer competitors. They’re the anchors of U.S. seapower, and have a commensurate price tag, costing billions of dollars to build and thousands of sailors to man. But even the proudest ships outlive their military usefulness — and sometimes they’re barely worth the trouble to tear them down. USS Constellation (CV-64) will be the latest carrier to meet the scrappers. The Navy announced…
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US Carriers 1945
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USS Enterprise (CV-6) was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy. (google.image) 03.2021
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USS Vliegdekschip de Yorktown 1944
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USS Enterprise (CV-6) foreground, and USS Lexington (CV-2) in the Central Pacific, June 1944. 08.2021
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USS Yorktown (CV-5) During Backing Trials in 1937. Lost at the Battle of Midway in 1942.
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Sunk USS Yorktown
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USS Yorktown
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[Photo] Crew of USS Yorktown (Essex-class) spelling out 'Hello Japan' in Japanese as the ship approached the United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka base, Japan, 3 Mar 1960; note 11 HSS-1N Seabat helicopters, 4 AD-5W Skyraider aircraft, and 22 S2F-1/-1S aircraft | World War II Database
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USS Hornet (CV-8)
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Russian Naval Base at Severomorsk
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USS Yorktown (CV-5)
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Stern view of Essex class USS Yorktown (CVS-10) featuring angled flight deck after modernization, 1 May 1964
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1943 USS Yorktown CV-10
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