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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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 the Coral Sea NERFINISHED
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
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 the Coral Sea NERFINISHED
Doolittle Raid support operations
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
surface form: "Marshall and Gilbert Islands raids"

World War II
pennantNumber CV-5
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 NERFINISHED
wreckDiscovered 1998
wreckLocation Central Pacific Ocean
surface form: "Pacific Ocean near Midway Atoll"

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

CV-5 hullNumber CV-5
subject surface form: "USS Yorktown (CV-5)"
CV-5 pennantNumber CV-5
subject surface form: "USS Yorktown (CV-5)"

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