USS Yorktown
Sunk
| Type | Aircraft carrier |
|---|---|
| Class | Yorktown |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 8 × 5″ guns |
Damaged by a bomb at the Coral Sea and patched up at Pearl Harbor in three days instead of three months. Her dive bombers sank Sōryū at Midway; Hiryū's aircraft crippled her, and I-168 finished her off.
Armament and specifications
Armament
As built
- 8 × single 5 in/38 cal guns
- 4 × quad 1.1 in/75 cal guns
- 24 × .50 caliber machine guns
From February 1942
- 8 × single 5"/38 caliber guns
- 4 × quad 1.1"/75 caliber guns
- 24 × 20mm Oerlikon guns
Armour
- 2.5–4 inches (6.4–10.2 cm) belt
- 60 lb protective decks
- 4 inches (10 cm) bulkheads
- 4 inch side and 3 inch top round conning tower
- 4 inch side over steering gear
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 21 May 1934 |
| Launched | 4 April 1936 |
| Commissioned | 30 September 1937 |
| Displacement | 25,500 long tons (25,900 t) (full load) |
| Length | As built: 770 ft (234.7 m) (waterline) 824 ft 9 in (251.4 m) (o/a) |
| Speed | 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph) |
| Complement | 2,217 officers and men (1941) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
4 April 1936
Battle of the Coral Sea
Damaged
4–8 May 1942
Fletcher's flagship; one bomb hit
Battle of Midway
Sunk
4–7 June 1942
Fletcher's flagship; sunk by I-168 on 7 June