USS Yorktown (CV-10)

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USS Yorktown (CV-10) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive service in the Pacific Theater during World War II and is now preserved as a museum ship in Charleston, South Carolina.

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USS Yorktown (CV-10) canonical 12

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Essex-class aircraft carrier
United States Navy aircraft carrier
museum ship
airGroupSize approximately 90–100 aircraft (WWII)
armedConflict World War II
awarded Navy Unit Commendation
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
surface form: Presidential Unit Citation
battle Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of the Philippine Sea
operations against Okinawa
operations in the Mariana Islands
operations in the Marshall Islands
battleHonors Vietnam War service stars
World War II battle stars
beam about 93 feet at waterline
builder Newport News Shipbuilding
commissionedOn 1943-04-15
country United States of America
crewComplement around 2,600 officers and enlisted (WWII)
currentLocation Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
surface form: Charleston, South Carolina
currentUse museum ship
decommissionedOn 1970-06-27
displacement about 27,100 long tons standard
about 36,380 long tons full load
flightDeckBeam about 147 feet
homeport various Pacific Fleet bases during WWII
hullNumber CV-10
laidDownOn 1941-12-01
launchedOn 1943-01-21
length approximately 872 feet
maximumSpeed about 33 knots
modernization angled flight deck added during postwar refit
hurricane bow added during SCB-27/SCB-125 conversions
museumAt Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
namedAfter Siege of Yorktown
surface form: Battle of Yorktown
operator United States Navy
partOf Essex class
placeBuilt Newport News, Virginia
preservedSince 1970s
previousName Bon Homme Richard
propulsion 4 shafts
8 boilers
steam turbines
renamedOn 1942-09-26
renamedToHonor USS Yorktown (CV-5)
servicePeriod Korean War era
Vietnam War era
World War II
shipClass Essex-class aircraft carrier
theater Pacific Theater of Operations
surface form: Pacific Theater of World War II

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Input
Subject: USS Yorktown (CV-10)
Description of subject: USS Yorktown (CV-10) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive service in the Pacific Theater during World War II and is now preserved as a museum ship in Charleston, South Carolina.

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apollo 8 recoveryShip USS Yorktown (CV-10)
CV-5 successor USS Yorktown (CV-10)
subject surface form: USS Yorktown (CV-5)
Marc A. Mitscher notableCommanderOf USS Yorktown (CV-10)
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina hasHistoricSite USS Yorktown (CV-10)
USS Wasp (CV-18) precededBy USS Yorktown (CV-10)
CSM-103 recoveredBy USS Yorktown (CV-10)
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum operates USS Yorktown (CV-10)
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum exhibits USS Yorktown (CV-10)
Essex class notableShip USS Yorktown (CV-10)
subject surface form: Essex-class aircraft carrier
Essex class museumShip USS Yorktown (CV-10)
subject surface form: Essex-class aircraft carrier
CV-9 followedBy USS Yorktown (CV-10)
subject surface form: USS Essex (CV-9)