| 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° 36'N, 176° 34'W |
| 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. |
Commands listed for USS Yorktown (i) (CV 5)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Ernest Doyle McWorther, USN | 30 Sep 1937 | 16 Jun 1939 (1) |
| 2 | Capt. Ernest Ludolph Gunther, USN | 16 Jun 1939 | 5 Feb 1941 (1) |
| 3 | Capt. Elliott Buckmaster, USN | 5 Feb 1941 | 7 Jun 1942 (1) |
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