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Allied Warships

USS Yorktown (i) (CV 5)

Aircraft carrier of the Yorktown class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeAircraft carrier
ClassYorktown 
PennantCV 5 
Built byNewport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down21 May, 1934 
Launched4 Apr, 1936 
Commissioned30 Sep, 1937 
Lost7 Jun, 1942 
Loss position30.36N, 176.34W (See a map)
 
HistoryShe was damaged by aircraft on 8 May 1942 during the battle at Coral Sea but underwent emergency repairs at Pearl Harbour.

USS Yorktown (Capt. E. Buckmaster) was thus present for Battle of Midway on 4 June 1942 and was heavily damaged by torpedoes and bombs from Japanese aircraft.

Finally she was hit by torpedoes from the Japanese submarine I-168 (offsite link) on 6 June. She was abandoned, capsized and sank the next day in position 30º36'N, 176º34'W. 

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