| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Aircraft carrier |
| Class | Yorktown |
| Pennant | CV 5 |
| Built by | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 21 May, 1934 |
| Launched | 4 Apr, 1936 |
| Commissioned | 30 Sep, 1937 |
| Lost | 7 Jun, 1942 |
| Loss position | 30.36N, 176.34W (See a map) |
| History | She 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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