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USS Yorktown (CV/CVA/CVS-10) is one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard, she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown -class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5), which was sunk at the Battle of Midway.
The Yorktown class was a class of three aircraft carriers built for the United States Navy and completed shortly before World War II, the Yorktown (CV-5), Enterprise (CV-6), and Hornet (CV-8).
Two Type 97 shipboard attack aircraft from the Japanese carrier Hiryu flew past USS Yorktown (CV-5), amid heavy anti-aircraft fire, after dropping their torpedoes during the Battle of Midway, 4...
USS Yorktown (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier that served in the United States Navy during World War II. Named after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781, she was commissioned in 1937.
19 mar 2021 · Launched in 1936, The USS Yorktown was one of the first carriers built from the keel up as an aircraft carrier. By the time of the battle of Midway, a new, larger class of carriers was under construction.
3 paź 2019 · USS Yorktown (CV-10) was an American Essex -class aircraft carrier that entered service during World War II. Originally dubbed USS Bonhomme Richard, the ship was renamed following the loss of USS Yorktown (CV-5) at the Battle of Midway in June 1942.
3 lip 2019 · Laid down at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company on May 21, 1934, USS Yorktown was the lead ship of the new class and the first large purpose-built aircraft carrier constructed for the US Navy. Sponsored by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, the carrier entered the water nearly two years later on April 4, 1936.
