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	USS Yorktown (1839)
		She was laid down in 1838 by the Norfolk Navy Yard, launched in 1839, and commissioned on 15 November 1840, Commander John H. Aulick[?] in command.
		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.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/us/USS_Yorktown_(1839).html (474 words)

	USS Yorktown History Page 2
		Picture: USS Yorktown's keel was originally laid and still is marked Bon Homme Richard.
		After the sinking of the CV5 USS Yorktown, the BHR was renamed USS Yorktown CV 10.
		YORKTOWN, the battle marking the defeat of the British in 1781 and the beginning of a new nation; the 16 gun sloop of war which sailed with the African Squadron from 1839 to 1850.
	www.ussyorktown.com /yorktown/history2.htm (359 words)

	Joseph Cox
		The third YORKTOWN (CV 5), sunk on 7 June 1942 as the result of enemy action during and subsequent to the Battle of Midway, was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding Company, sponsored at the launching on 4 April 1936 by Mrs.
		YORKTOWN had been on a 104-day battle cruise when she was sunk, and she had participated in every major naval engagement of Pacific Fleet task forces.
		The present YORKTOWN (CV 10) continued the high standards of performance in battle set by her gallant namesake (CV 5), and compiled a stirring record of revenge against the enemy from the first time she stuck her nose into the Pacific until the end of the war.
	connections.smsd.org /veterans/joseph_cox.htm (3954 words)

	USS Yorktown (1839) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first USS Yorktown was a 16-gun sloop-of-war of the U.S. Navy.
		After calling at Rio de Janeiro from 23 January to 5 February 1841, the sloop rounded Cape Horn and arrived at Valparaíso, Chile, on 20 March.
		Yorktown called at Mazatlán before heading south to resume operations along the coast of South America.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Yorktown_(1839) (540 words)

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		OTC is CTG 70.2 embarked in USS KEARSARGE (CVA-33).
		USS ORLECK (DD-886) assumed guide.1355“Proceeding independently on various courses and speeds to conform to the channel and local harbor regulations.
		SOPA is COMCORTRON ONE in USS CARPENTER (DDE-825).
	www.ussorleck.com /decklogs/xls/November_1954.xls (2105 words)

	HyperWar: USS Kyne (DE-744) War Diary
		USS Kyne, USS Bangust (DE-739), USS Weaver (DE-741), USS Stockham (DD-683), and USS Dyson (DD-572) screening TU 30.8.4., with Screen Commander in Dyson and OTC in USS Mantahala (AO-60).
		USS Nantahala (AO-60) relieved CTG 30.8 as OTC when all escorts of TU 30.8.10 were assigned as screen to TU 30.8.11 etc and four DE's of TU 30.8.11 were assigned as screen for TU 30.8.10.
		USS Waterman (DE-740), USS Hilbert (DE-742), and Kyne in stations #6, #8, #10 respectively assumed stations #4, #6, #8, as night stations in Dewey's absence.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/logs/DE/de744-WD.html (12721 words)

	USS Yorktown
		She continued her cruising—primarily out of Callao and Valparaiso—through the early fall of 1842, when she departed Callao on 23 September, bound for San Francisco, where she arrived on 27 October.
		Charles H. Bell in command, Yorktown departed New York on 11 October, bound for Funchal, Madeira.
		Yorktown ranged up and down the west coast of Africa, going as far south as Capetown, Cape Colony, as she labored to curtail the slave trade.
	members.cox.net /tdshiflett/ships/data/sow/yorktown_sow.html (564 words)

	Charleston Attractions & Travel Guide to Charleston golf and shopping
		The first USS YORKTOWN sank at the battle of Midway on June 7, 1942.
		Onboard YORKTOWN are dozens of displays devoted to maritime and naval history, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's museum and headquarters, and more than two dozen historic military aircraft are on exhibit.
		The present building, replacing an earlier one which was destroyed by fire in 1838, was completed in 1839.
	www.kingcharlesinn.com /charleston_attractions.html (2731 words)

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		OTC is ComCarDiv ONE embarked in USS KEARSARGE (CVA-33) in station 2.5270.
		Formation guide is USS CHEMUNG (AO-30) in station A-1, USS ASHTABULA (AO-51) in station A-2, USS GRAFFIAS (AF-29) in station B-2 and USS CHARA (AKA-60) in station B-4.
		No. 1 boiler and generator on the line for auxiliary purposes.Moored with DesDiv 11 alongside USS HECTOR (AR-7) at buoy 16, Sasebo Harbor, Sasebo, Japan, starboard side to USS PARKS (DD-884) with one 6" bow line, one 6" stern line, forward and after quarter spring lines, forward and after bow spring lines.
	www.ussorleck.com /decklogs/xls/November_1953.xls (1852 words)

	Howerton Heritage Newsletter Summer 1997
		Preparations were immediately begun to prepare the Hornet to join the Yorktown and the Lexington in offensive operations in the South Pacific; however, she arrived too late to participate in the Battle of Coral Sea.
		He was serving on the USS Vega, a support ship in the Asiatic fleet, based at Cavite, Philippine Islands when the Japanese launched their attack.
		She was sunk by the American submarine USS Snook on 24 October while crossing the South China Sea, 200 miles south of the Formosa Strait.
	www.howertonheritage.com /HowertonHeritageSummer1997.htm (6135 words)

	East Carolina University
		Among the topics discussed are the torpedoing of USS Saratoga, duty in the South Pacific, flight training, combat experiences, and the aviation deaths of two brothers.
		He describes service on board USS Arizona before and during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, assignment to USS Maryland, appointment to intelligence duty on the island of Midway in preparation for a Japanese attack, the Battle of Midway, and duty on board USS Gillespie.
		Kinney received his first command in 1943 of USS Edsall, acted as Commandant of Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy, and was a member of the Board of Control for the Naval Institute Proceedings.
	www.history.navy.mil /sources/nc/ere.htm (16751 words)

	Up-in-Smoke Cigar Band Museum
		The USS Maine was among the first United States battleships to be constructed and was the first that was purely of U.S. design.
		After the USS MAINE blew up in Havana harbor on February 15th, Dewey ordered the Asiatic Squadron to Hong Kong, preparing for conflict with Spain.
		When the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898, Evans was in command of the U.S. Navy's newest and largest battleship, the USS Iowa, which played a crucial role in the U.S. naval victory in the Battle of Santiago.
	pages.ripco.net /~whizstrt/spanam.htm (1616 words)

	The FReeper Foxhole Profiles Fleet Admiral William Daniel Leahy - June 7th, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He was in that battleship when she made her famous dash around the horn in the Spring of 1898 to participate in the battle of Santiago on July 3.
		He returned to the United States in 1902, and for the next five years did duty in USS Tacoma and USS Boston which was stationed in Panama during the early period of construction of the canal.
		In 1921, he went to sea in command of USS St. Louis, flagship of the Naval Detachment in Turkish waters during the war between Turkey and Greece.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-vetscor/1148952/posts (4747 words)

	The Enterprise History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		B-25 bombers from the USS Hornet bomb the Japanese capital.
		Planes from the USS Enterprise, the USS Essex (CV-9), the USS Intrepid (CV-11), USS Cabot (CVL-28), and USS Franklin (CV-13) sink the battleship Musashi.
		He was a crew member on the USS Bainbridge, so he probably has good reason to know.
	www.bravofleet.com /bravofleet/Enterprise-History.html (4176 words)

	TrekUnited Forum > The Enterprise
		USS Enterprise was forced to jettison her armament in order to escape.
		USS Enterprise might easily have been sunk had it not been for the anti-aircraft gunfire of the battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57), which shot down a record 26 aircraft that day, a record which still stands.
		Her captain, Jean-Luc Picard was briefly assimilated into the Borg collective, and was partly responsible for the destruction of 39 Starfleet vessels at the battle of Wolf 359.
	www.trekunited.com /community/lofiversion/index.php/t9860.html (5673 words)

	LCARSCom.Net \| The LCARS Computer Network \| A Star Trek Fan Site
		This ketch was used on Decatur's mission to burn the captured frigate USS Philadelphia.
		USS Enterprise might easily have been sunk had it not been for the anti-aircraft gunfire of the battleship USS South Dakota, which shot down a record 26 aircraft that day, a record which still stands.
		Planes from the USS Enterprise, the USS Essex, the USS Intrepid, USS Cabot, and USS Franklin sink the battleship Musashi.
	www.lcarscom.net /enthistory.htm (6359 words)

	Artifacts Removed From USS Yorktown Debris Site without permission
		The U.S. Naval Historical Center learned in the fall of 2000 that Arqueonautas Worldwide Arqueologia Subaquatica SA, http://www.arq.de/mainindex.htm, had apparently located the site of the sunken USS Yorktown and recovered artifacts from the debris field.
		The USS Yorktown was part of the "African Squadron" when it sank September 6, 1850 on a reef at Isle de Mayo in the Cape Verde Islands.
		As to other artifacts removed from the Yorktown site without the Navy's permission, as well as to those artifacts removed without permission from other sunken U.S. Naval vessels or aircraft, the U.S. Navy has a strong policy against paying money for the return of its own property.
	www.history.navy.mil /branches/org12-9b.htm (537 words)

	FlightDecs-Techmod Decals
		F6F-3, white 30K, VF-1, USS Yorktown, Marianas, June 1944
		F6F-3, white 21K, VF-1, USS Yorktown, Marianas, June 1944
		F6F-5, white 9, Lt. Charles Stimpson, VF-11, USS Hornet, November 1944
	www.flightdecs.ca /A_techmode_32_.htm (866 words)

	Winfield Scott Schley, Rear Admiral, United States Navy
		Served on USS Niagara, 1860-61, USS Keystone State, 1861, USS Potomac storeship, at Ship Island, 1861-62, USS Winona, West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1862-63.
		Commanded USS Thetis and Greely Expedition, 1884, rescued Lieutenant Greely and 6 survivors at Cape Sabine, for which was awarded gold watch and vote of thanks of the Maryland legislature and a gold medal from Masssachusetts Humane Society.
		He maintained a firm but tactful presence in harbor until relieved by USS Yorktown, commanded by Robley D. Evans, in November.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /schley.htm (1088 words)

	Historical Documents -- CSS Virginia Home Page
		An eye-witness account of the battle between the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia (formerly U.S.S. Merrimack) on March 9th, 1862.
		Aboard the USS Monitor, 1862: The Letters of Acting Paymaster Willaim Frederick Keeler, U.S. Navy, to His Wife, Anna.
		A letter suggesting that the reason for the slow speed of the USS Merrimac was in part due to the use of government naval constructors rather than consulting naval constructors.
	www.cssvirginia.org /vacsn4/original (8946 words)

	The FReeper Foxhole Profiles Davy Crockett - June 7th, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The USS Hammann (DD-412) was launched by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J., 4 February 1939; sponsored by Miss Lillian Hammann; and commissioned 11 August 1939, Comdr.
		Next morning, however, efforts were mounted to save the stricken carrier, a skeleton crew returned on board, and attempts were made to tow her to safety.
		Four torpedoes were loosed two missed, one passed under Hammann and hit Yorktown, and the fourth hit the destroyer amidships, breaking her back.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-vetscor/924811/posts (9324 words)

	USS ORCA - Personnel Admiral Acara
		USS LEXINGTON, Six Fleet CO, Admiral 2 star
		STAR FLEET HEADQUARTERS, Chief of Security - military council, Admiral 3 star - flag vessel USS ORCA NCC-1796.
		(Information on Conference is available in the mission tapes of the USS Orca.) She was awarded her second Medal of Honor for this effort.
	www.ussorca.org /bios/acara.html (142 words)

	Securely Book Your Stay at the Best Western King Charles Inn
		An interesting exhibit is the replicate of a flwater swamp, with atmospheric fog, a spongy floor, and twinkling lights.
		* 4 mile(s) from Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum: Located on historic Charleston Harbor, Patriots Point is home to USS YORKTOWN, the Fighting Lady.
		She became known as "the ship that wouldn't die." Also moored alongside are the United States Coast Guard cutter INGHAM, which fought in the convoy battles of the North Atlantic and sank a German U-boat; and the diesel attack submarine USS CLAMAGORE.
	www.tripinfo.com /IHS/hotelinfo/426.html (16318 words)

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		(Yorktown class, sister ships: Yorktown, CV-5 and Hornet, CV-8) Known as "The Big E".
		Soryu is quickly sunk by submarine USS Nautilus 2:45 PM: Two torpedo bombers from Hiryu hit the USS Yorktown
		NOTE: Contrary to Okuda's entry for Repulse in "The Star Trek Encyclopedia", HMS Repulse was not involved in this action.
	www.angelfire.com /scifi/madaboutstartrek/enterpisehistory.html (6008 words)

	Log 9
		Quarter Gunner William Leeds died and was buried ashore.
		FNS THETIS arrived -- "Seven lashes to George Bachelor for doubling the Grog tub and drunkenness."
		USS DALE and Peruvian war brig CONSTITUCION arrived.
	www.polkcounty.org /timonier/shiplogs/log09.html (824 words)

	Sutherland Books - Corrections to the publication "Some Descendants of John Counts of Glade Hollow"
		DONNA RASNAKE m Matt Scully and lived Yorktown, VA. Ch: I-27d.
		He born DicCo, VA; was a member Lick Cr Primitive Baptist Church; a member of Mason's Lodge; 22 year US Navy veteran WW-II surviving the sinking of the USS Yorktown; worked 8 years as civil servant; lived Pensacola, FL; d Pensacola; FA Haysi, DicCo FH; and survived by 3 grandch and 2 gr-grandch.
		Ch: H-619 ERVIN m Sarah and lived Concord, NC and H-920 DAVID NEWBERRY lived Owens Crossroads.
	www.sutherlandbooks.com /additions.html (5725 words)

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