USS Yorktown
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USS Yorktown was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that played a pivotal role in early World War II Pacific battles, most notably the Battle of Midway.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship
ⓘ
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | about 80–90 aircraft ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Yorktown (CV-5) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Japanese carrier aircraft at Midway ⓘ |
| awarded |
Presidential Unit Citation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
multiple battle stars ⓘ |
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Newport News, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | battle damage and torpedoing ⓘ |
| class | Yorktown class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1937-09-30 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 2,000 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| damagedIn | Battle of the Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement | about 19,800 tons standard ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in action ⓘ |
| followedBy | Essex-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundBy | Robert Ballard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hitBy |
aerial bombs at Midway
ⓘ
torpedoes at Midway ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CV-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1929-05-21 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1936-04-04 ⓘ |
| length | about 809 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 32.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of Yorktown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NavyHullClassificationSymbol | CV-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | pivotal role in the Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Midway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ranger-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| repairedAt | Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repairedInTimeFor | Battle of Midway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sankIn | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sankNear | Midway Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sankOn | 1942-06-07 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| status | war grave ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| torpedoedBy | Japanese submarine I-168 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wreckDiscoveredOn | 1998-05-19 ⓘ |
| wreckLocation | deep waters near Midway Atoll ⓘ |
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