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	USN Ships--USS YORKTOWN (CV-5)
		Yorktown then steamed to the South Pacific, where she participated in a series of raids and other operations that climaxed in the Battle of Coral Sea in early May. In this action, in which she was damaged by enemy bombs, her planes attacked two Japanese aircraft carriers, helping to sink Shoho and damaging Shokaku.
		USS Yorktown (CV-5) is hit on the port side, amidships, by a Japanese Type 91 aerial torpedo during the mid-afternoon attack by planes from the carrier Hiryu, 4 June 1942.
		Yorktown is heeling to port and is seen at a different aspect than in other views taken by Pensacola, indicating that this is the second of the two torpedo hits she received.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-xz/cv5.htm (1083 words)

	USS Yorktown (1839)
		Yorktown departed Hampton Roads on 13 December, bound for the Pacific.
		Yorktown remained at that port until she got underway on 2 May 1843 for the east coast of the United States.
		Yorktown ranged up and down the west coast of Africa, going as far south as Cape Town, Cape Colony, as she labored to curtail the slave trade.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/us/USS_Yorktown_(1839).html (474 words)

	Patriots Point - Tour Exhibits - USS Yorktown
		At nearly 900 feet in length, weighing in at more than 27,000 ton and bristling with weapons and war planes, the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) was one of the most imposing modern marvels on the planet during WWII.
		Yorktown and her valiant crew would earn many honors for extraordinary heroism including the Presidential Unit Citation.
		To find out more about the history of USS Yorktown (CV-10) we invite you to visit Naval Historical Center as well as the USS Yorktown Association.
	www.patriotspoint.org /exhibits/yorktown (371 words)

	Quam
		The USS Lexington, a sister carrier, was sunk in the battle.
		Yorktown limped back to Pearl Harbor where it was expected that temporary repairs would be made in order to get the ship back to the United States for a complete overhaul.
		Harold Wilger was a bomber pilot aboard the Yorktown.
	www.mnlegion.org /paper/html/quam.html (2824 words)

	USS Yorktown (CV-5) at AllExperts
		Yorktown was laid down on 21 May 1934 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. ; launched on 4 April 1936; sponsored by Eleanor Roosevelt; and commissioned at the Naval Operating Base (NOB), Norfolk, Virginia, on 30 September 1937, Capt. Ernest D. McWhorter in command.
		Yorktown had not achieved her part in the victory without cost, and had suffered enough damage to cause experts to estimate that at least three months in a yard would be required to put her back in fighting trim.
		Yorktown (CV-5) earned three battle stars for her World War II service; two of them being for the significant part she had played in stopping Japanese expansion and turning the tide of the war at Coral Sea and at Midway.
	en.allexperts.com /e/u/us/uss_yorktown_(cv-5).htm (5711 words)

	The Carrier Project - CV-5 USS Yorktown
		USS Yorktown (CV-5), operating in the vicinity of the Coral Sea, April 1942.
		USS Yorktown (CV-5) in Dry Dock # 1 at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 29 May 1942, receiving urgent repairs for damage received in the Battle of Coral Sea.
		Yorktown suffers another blow when the sinking Hammann's depth charges explode, causing a shockwave which kills many men in the water and further damages Yorktown.
	home.grandecom.net /~cvproj/cv05.htm (2332 words)

	USS Yorktown (CG 48)
		USS YORKTOWN and USS CARON (DD 970) are bumped by a Soviet destroyer and frigate, respectively.
		USS YORKTOWN was built from keel up to utilize every capability of the awesome Aegis Combat System and was commissioned on 4 July 1984 at Yorktown, VA. It proceeded immediately to work up for a major series of shock trials.
		USS YORKTOWN served as a stabilizing force during her third and fourth Mediterranean deployments, while the world watched in wonder at the end of the Cold War and the tremendous coalition victory in DESERT STORM.
	navysite.de /cg/cg48.html (1349 words)

	National Park Service: World War II Warships in the Pacific
		USS Yorktown was extensively modernized by the Navy in 1955-58 and was converted from an attack (CVA) carrier to an antisubmarine (CVS) carrier.
		USS Yorktown is in good condition and although extensively modernized since the war she retains much of her World War II integrity.
		USS Yorktown is in good condition and although extensively modernized her basic hull design, operational-machinery, engines and hundreds of compartments remain intact from World War II.
	www.nps.gov /history/history/online_books/butowsky1/yorktown.htm (945 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers - USS Yorktown (CV 5)
		While USS Ranger (CV-4), USS Wasp (CV-7), and the recently commissioned USS Hornet (CV-8) remained in the Atlantic, Yorktown departed Norfolk on 16 December 1941 and sailed for the Pacific, her secondary gun galleries studded with new 20-millimeter Oerlikon machine guns.
		Yorktown had not achieved her part in the victory without cost, but had suffered enough damage to cause experts to estimate that at least three months in a yard would be required to put her back in fighting trim.
		Yorktown, as it turned out, floated through the night; two men were still alive on board her — one attracted attention by firing a machine gun that was heard by the sole attending destroyer, USS Hughes.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv05-yorktown/cv05-yorktown.html (5733 words)

	USS Yorktown Returns to Pascagoula, Completes Final Deployment
		Yorktown, who was steaming nearby, responded quickly and coordinated protection of the oil terminals with all available assets in the area.
		Yorktown commenced the exercise phase of her deployment in the beginning of June and participated in international exercises with the Oman, Egypt, Britain, France and Jordanian navies through mid-July.
		Yorktown and her crew stopped briefly in Yorktown, Va., to offload ammunition in preparation for decommissioning in December, and embark family and friends for a 'tiger cruise,' before heading home.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=14758 (867 words)

	USS YORKTOWN
		USS YORKTOWN (CG 48) is one of the TICONDEROGA (CG 47) class of AAW cruisers serving with the US Navy.
		YORKTOWN was alongside Pier 21 in Halifax on several occasions during the summer of 1998.
		YORKTOWN is currently the test platform for SMARTSHIP, a system that extensively computerizes many aspects of a ships operation, thus allowing for a dramatic reduction in the number of crew members needed to operate the ship.
	www.hazegray.org /features/nato/us/yorktown (728 words)

	USS Yorktown -- Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
		During World War II, the USS Yorktown fought against the Japanese for more than two years, inflicting heavy damage on the Japanese at Truk and the Marianas, helping sink the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial Japanese Navy's Yamato and supporting American ground troops in the Philippines, at Iwo Jima and at Okinawa.
		The USS Yorktown was converted for jet use in 1955 with the addition of a new angled flight deck, hurricane bow and flight deck.
		The USS Yorktown aircraft carrier, a National Historic Landmark, can be seen at Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, across the harbor from historic downtown Charleston.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/aviation/yor.htm (655 words)

	USS Yorktown (CG 48)
		USS YORKTOWN and USS CARON (DD 970) are bumped by a Soviet destroyer and frigate, respectively.
		USS YORKTOWN was built from keel up to utilize every capability of the awesome Aegis Combat System and was commissioned on 4 July 1984 at Yorktown, VA. It proceeded immediately to work up for a major series of shock trials.
		USS YORKTOWN served as a stabilizing force during her third and fourth Mediterranean deployments, while the world watched in wonder at the end of the Cold War and the tremendous coalition victory in DESERT STORM.
	www.navysite.de /cg/cg48.html (1335 words)

	USS Yorktown CV-10 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Yorktown made it to Midway on time, and her air wings were critical in the amazing victory at Midway, but the Yorktown took more damage.
		The Yorktown went into mothballs until the mid-1950, when she was converted to a modern configuration angle deck carrier.
		Yorktown is anchored at Patriot's Point, which is on the north side of Charleston Harbor in South Carolina.
	www.johnweeks.com /carriers/yorktown.html (387 words)

	USS Yorktown (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Yorktown led a distinguished – although short career fighting the Japanese in the Pacific.
		Yorktown went to Pearl Harbor for quick repairs and joined the battle fleet in time for the decisive Battle of Midway in June 1942.
		In 1998 Robert Ballard found and photographed Yorktown and she was found to be in very good condition considering the amount of damage she took by the Japanese and a 15,000-foot plunge to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
	www.brookhursthobbies.com /Bluewaternavy/uss_yorktown.htm (282 words)

	USS Yorktown -- Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
		During World War II, the USS Yorktown fought against the Japanese for more than two years, inflicting heavy damage on the Japanese at Truk and the Marianas, helping sink the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial Japanese Navy's Yamato and supporting American ground troops in the Philippines, at Iwo Jima and at Okinawa.
		The USS Yorktown was converted for jet use in 1955 with the addition of a new angled flight deck, hurricane bow and flight deck.
		The USS Yorktown aircraft carrier, a National Historic Landmark, can be seen at Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, across the harbor from historic downtown Charleston.
	www.nps.gov /history/nr/travel/aviation/yor.htm (655 words)

	History of the USS Yorktown
		The third USS Yorktown was the fifth Aircraft Carrier in the United States Navy.
		The Yorktown (CV5), Enterprise (CV6), and Hornet (CV8).
		In a border clash akin to the incident in 2266 between the USS Enterprise and a Romulan Bird of Prey, the Yorktown responded to a report of an attack on a neutral zone outpost.
	www.bravofleet.com /yorktown/Yorktown-History.html (2562 words)

	USS Yorktown (CV 10)
		USS YORKTOWN was the second ESSEX - class aircraft carrier and the fourth ship in the Navy to bear the name.
		Decommissioned on June 27, 1970 at Philadelphia, Pa., the YORKTOWN was subsequently berthed with the Philadelphia Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet.
		During 1974, the Navy Department approved the donation of YORKTOWN to the Patriot's Point Development Authority, Charleston, S.C. She was towed from Bayonne, N.J., to Charleston S.C., in June of 1975.
	navysite.de /cv/cv10.htm (296 words)

	Find USS YORKTOWN CV5 Prints! Get results at MarkChurms.com
		At the Coral Sea, the Yorktown is under attack from the air; her captain, Elliott Buckmaster, maneuvers the ship and avoids all but one bomb strike from a Japanese Navy airplane.
		The USS Lexington (CV2) is not so lucky and is sunk by direct hits from Kates (Nakajima B5N2 torpedo bombers), and Vals (Achi D3A1 dive-bombers) but aircraft form the Yorktown sink one of the enemy's aircraft carriers.
		Yorktown is the only carrier at Midway that came under attack by enemy aircraft.
	www.markchurms.com /uss-yorktown-cv5-midway-coral-sea-wwii-prints.html (765 words)

	Aircraft Carrier Models and Veterans Page, USS Yorktown CV-5, CV-10
		In June of 1944 the USS Yorktown attacked Saipan and Guam as well as hitting the Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
		The Third USS Yorktown was the CV-5 which was commissioned in 1937 and sunk in the Battle of Midway on June 4th of 1942.
		The fifth USS Yorktown was the CV-10 Commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1970.
	www.yellowairplane.com /Models_Ships/Aircraft_Carrier_USS_Yorktown.html (1951 words)

	Aircraft Carrier Photo Index: USS YORKTOWN (CV-5)
		USS Enterprise (CV-6), left, and USS Yorktown (CV-5) under construction at Newport News, Virginia, 8 February 1937.
		USS Yorktown (CV-5) foreground, and USS Enterprise (CV-6) under construction at Newport News, Virginia, 8 February 1937.
		USS Yorktown (CV-5) afire, stopped and surrounded by her escorts, after being hit by Japanese bombs shortly after noon on 4 June 1942.
	www.navsource.org /archives/02/05.htm (2879 words)

	USS Yorktown Decommissioned at Pascagoula
		Yorktown has a proud 20-year history of service to her country, and is the fifth ship to bear the name Yorktown.
		Yorktown most recently completed a six-month deployment with the USS Wasp (LHD 1) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG 2), making key contributions to Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Market Time II in support of the global war on terrorism.
		Yorktown is the second Ticonderoga-class cruiser to be decommissioned at Pascagoula.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=16159 (434 words)

	Aircraft Carrier Photo Index: USS YORKTOWN (CV-10)
		Renamed, 26 September 1942, in tribute to USS Yorktown (CV-5), lost three months earlier at the Battle of Midway, thus becoming the fourth US warship to bear the name of a town in Virginia, where the climactic battle of the American Revolution was fought in the autumn of 1781.
		USS Yorktown (CV-10) underway 27 April 1943, outside Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Va. She is painted in Measure 21 camouflage.
		USS Yorktown (CVS-10) in posed formation with her escorts and some of her aircraft during Exercise "Sea Imp", a major Southeast Asia Treaty Organization exercise conducted in the western Pacific during the first part of 1966.
	www.navsource.org /archives/02/10.htm (2406 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers - USS Yorktown (CV 10)
		Yorktown remained in the Norfolk area until 21 May 1943 at which time she got underway for shakedown training in the vicinity of Trinidad.
		Yorktown entered the lagoon at Ulithi on 14 May 1945 and remained there until 24 May at which time she sortied with TG 58.4 to rejoin the forces off Okinawa.
		Yorktown arrived back in her home port on 18 June 1963 and resumed normal operations for the remainder of the year.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv10-yorktown/cv10-yorktown.html (6247 words)

	Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide - USS Yorktown
		Yorktown's planes inflicted heavy losses on the enemy at Truk and in the Marianas; the carrier supported American troops in the Philippines, at Iwo Jima, and at Okinawa.
		Yorktown received 11 battle stars for her World War II service and was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation.
		Yorktown also serves as the headquarters for the Congressional Medal of Honor Society and the Congressional Medal of Honor Museum.
	www.hnsa.org /ships/yorktown.htm (294 words)

	Movie clips from "The Fighting Lady"
		A very readable account of the USS Yorktown's involvement in the Pacific theater; the battles, plane crashes, torpedo firings, and naval bombings and day to day living of the typical USS Yorktown sailor.
		Own-An intimate account of the life on board the “new” USS Yorktwn CV 10 in the Pacific War.
		Made at the height of World War II and considered one of the best documentaries of that time, this film records the life of the aircraft carrier Yorktown from her launching in 1943 through her victorious sweep across the Pacific--including unsurpassed color footage of a suicide attack by Kamikaze pilots.
	www.ussyorktown.com /yorktown/clipindex.htm (480 words)

	USS Yorktown CV 10
		It was a good experience, to eat on the ship; and added to the feeling of living under the same conditions as those who had been stationed on the ship in the past.
		Supper was also served on the Yorktown as a part of the trip, supper went very well, and I found it just as enjoyable as breakfast.
		At 9:45 they showed the movie "Fighting Lady" on the ship, it is a movie about the USS Yorktown, and what it had been through before being decommissioned in 1970.
	www.troop183.org /events/yorktown/index.html (1034 words)

	Yorktown (Site not responding. Last check: )
		But Yorktown herself was disabled by Japanese dive bombers and torpedo planes.
		The Center assembled these photos in conjunction with a recently aired National Geographic special documenting the locating and filming of the sunken Yorktown in 18,000 feet of water near Midway.
		Note that there were external differences between Hornet and her sister ships Yorktown and Enterprise.
	www.steelnavy.com /Yorktown.htm (311 words)

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