USS Yorktown
N 32° 47.423 W 079° 54.493
17S E 602233 N 3628576
World War 2 Aircraft Carrier, Now part of Patriot's Point Maritime Museum, Charleston SC
Waymark Code: WM1DE1
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2007
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CV-10’s keel was laid on December 1, 1941 at Newport News, Virginia. This was a new breed of ship; the Essex class carrier. Longer, wider and heavier than its predecessor, the Essex class could hold more aircraft and became the backbone of the WWII Navy. Originally, CV-10 was to be known as the Bon Homme Richard but was renamed in honor of the only American carrier lost in the pivotal Battle of Midway, USS Yorktown (CV-5).
Launched by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, this new Yorktown would take on Japanese forces in epic battles; the Battle of the Philippine Sea, the Marshall Islands, Truk, The Mariana Islands; Iwo Jima, to name a few. And in the open waters of the Pacific Yorktown became a target of desperate Kamikaze missions.
Type of vessel: Aircraft Carrier: Launched 1943, Decommissioned 1970
Admission? Cost?: Adults $15
Date: 04/13/2007
Hours of use: Not listed
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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