CV-5

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CV-5 was the hull classification and pennant number of USS Yorktown, a famed U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that played a crucial role in early World War II Pacific battles before being sunk at Midway.

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CV-5 canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy ship
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier
aircraft carrier
airGroupSize about 80–90 aircraft
armament 0.50 in machine guns
1.1 in anti-aircraft guns
8 × 5 in/38 caliber guns
awards 3 battle stars for World War II service
Presidential Unit Citation
builder Newport News Shipbuilding
causeOfSinking torpedoes from Japanese submarine I-168
commanderDuring Frank Jack Fletcher
surface form: Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher
commissioned 1937-09-30
country United States of America
crewComplement about 2,200 officers and enlisted
damagedIn Battle of Coral Sea
surface form: Battle of the Coral Sea
dateSunk 1942-06-07
displacement about 19,800 long tons (standard)
about 25,500 long tons (full load)
fate sunk
flagshipOf Task Force 17
homeport Norfolk, Virginia
hullNumber CV-5 self-linksurface differs
laidDown 1934-05-21
launched 1936-04-04
length about 809 feet
locationOfSinking northwest of Midway Atoll
maximumSpeed about 32.5 knots
namedAfter Siege of Yorktown
surface form: Battle of Yorktown
notableFor role in early Pacific carrier warfare
operator United States Navy
participatedIn Battle of Midway
Battle of Coral Sea
surface form: Battle of the Coral Sea

Doolittle Raid support operations
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
surface form: Marshall and Gilbert Islands raids

World War II
pennantNumber CV-5 self-linksurface differs
propulsion 4 shafts
steam turbines
repairedAt Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
repairedDuration about 72 hours before Midway
shipClass Yorktown class
status war grave
successor USS Yorktown (CV-10)
sunkIn Battle of Midway
wreckDiscovered 1998
wreckLocation Central Pacific Ocean
surface form: Pacific Ocean near Midway Atoll

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CV-5 hullNumber CV-5 self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: USS Yorktown (CV-5)
CV-5 pennantNumber CV-5 self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: USS Yorktown (CV-5)