Yorktown class
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The Yorktown class was a group of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers built in the late 1930s that played a pivotal role in early World War II Pacific naval battles.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship class
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aircraft carrier → aircraft carrier → aircraft carrier → aircraft carrier class → warship class → |
| airGroupCapacity |
approximately 80–90 aircraft
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| builtInPeriod |
late 1930s
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| conflict |
World War II
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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| designedFor |
fast carrier task force operations
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long-range offensive air operations → |
| designedInPeriod |
1930s
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| designInfluence |
influenced Essex-class carrier design
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| followedBy |
Essex class
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| historicalSignificance |
helped establish carrier warfare dominance over battleships
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| hullMaterial |
steel
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| namingConvention |
named after historic American battles or locations
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| navalArchitectureFeature |
full-length flight deck
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hangar deck below flight deck → island superstructure on starboard side → |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Midway
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Battle of the Coral Sea NERFINISHED → Doolittle Raid → Guadalcanal Campaign → |
| numberOfShips |
3
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| operator |
United States Navy
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| partOfClass |
Yorktown class
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Yorktown class → Yorktown class → |
| precededBy |
Ranger class
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| primaryArmament |
carrier-based aircraft
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| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines → |
| role |
air superiority at sea
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power projection at sea → |
| serviceBranch |
U.S. Navy
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| ship |
USS Enterprise (CV-6)
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USS Hornet (CV-8) → USS Yorktown (CV-5) → |
| shipType |
fleet carrier
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| status |
all original ships lost or decommissioned
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| strategicSignificance |
pivotal in early Pacific War carrier battles
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| theater |
Pacific Theater of World War II
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| usedIn |
carrier task forces
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Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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USS Enterprise (CV-6)
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USS Enterprise (CV-6) → USS Yorktown (CV-5) → USS Yorktown (CV-5) → |
shipClass |
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USS Enterprise (CV-6)
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USS Hornet (CV-8) → USS Yorktown (CV-5) → |
partOfClass |
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USS Hornet (CV-8)
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class |
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CV-8
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hasShipClass |
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USS Enterprise (CV-6)
("Enterprise (tradition of U.S. Navy ships named Enterprise)")
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namesake |