The Unnerving Discovery Made Aboard the Sunken USS Yorktown (CV-5) | War History Online

886K views · 5.3K reactions | An Unexpected Discovery Was Made Aboard the Wreck of the USS Yorktown (CV-5) | War History Online | Facebook

1.7K views · 195 reactions | The USS Yorktown (CV-10) turns 78-years-old today. The Fighting Lady was commissioned on April 15, 1943. As we think back over the almost eight decades of the Yorktown's history, hear the words of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and her hopes for the ship's future prior to its christening in early 1943. | Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum | Facebook

The USS Yorktown (CV-10), nicknamed the "Fighting Lady," was an Essex-class aircraft carrier that served the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1970. Renamed from the Bonhomme Richard to honor the carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5) lost at the Battle of Midway, she participated in major campaigns of the Pacific War, earning 11 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation. After the war, she served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, conducted atomic testing, and recovered the Apollo 8 crew. Today, Yorktown is a museu