The Yorktown class was a class of three aircraft carriers built by the U.S. and completed shortly before World War II. Ze werd ook "The Fighting Lady" genoemd.
The lessons learned from operations with the large converted The three ships of this class are noted for bearing the brunt of the fighting in the early months of the Pacific war, most notably during the All three ships of the class saw action during the After a lengthy overhaul and repair period at Bremerton, Washington, The Kristoffer's Universe In War Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community.Cities in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics of the Soviet UnionTake your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. three Yorktown Class Carriers were commissioned in WWII USS Enterprise- CV-6 -Sold for scrap in 1946 after Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey tried and failed to preserve Enterprise as a museum .

The Yorktown-class aircraft carriers was a class of three fleet aircraft carriers that were used by the United States Navy during World War II.The Yorktown-class succeeded USS Ranger.. 824 ft 9 in (251.38 m) overall length I was just curious as to why the most important class of warship for the US is missing the Yorktown class Aircraft carriers Yorktown CV-5, Enterprise CV-6 and Hornet CV-8 without them the war would have ended very differently for the US. The Hornet … The new Yorktown took part in the majority of the Allies' "island hopping" campaign across the Pacific. The Yorktown class consisted of 3 aircraft carriers, completed shortly before the beginning of World War II. 809 ft 9 in (246.81 m) length of main hull They took the majority of the brunt in the beginning of the war, and the only surviving ship, the USS Enterprise became the most decorated ship in USN history. The Yorktown class was a class of three aircraft carriers built for the United States Navy and completed shortly before World War II. The Yorktown-class displaced at 19,800 tons standard, and 25,500 tons under a full load.The average length of a Yorktown-class ship was 251.34 meters, the beam 33.38 meters and the draught 7.9 meters. De USS Yorktown (CV-5) was een vliegdekschip van de Amerikaanse marine gestationeerd in de Stille Oceaan tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog en naamgever van een klasse van drie vliegdekschepen. USS Yorktown (CV-10) was an American Essex-class aircraft carrier that entered service during World War II.Originally dubbed USS Bonhomme Richard, the ship was renamed following the loss of USS Yorktown (CV-5) at the Battle of Midway in June 1942.

Ze streed samen met de USS Lexington (CV-2) in de Slag in de Koraalzee (waar de USS Lexington tot zinken werd gebracht) en daarna in de Slag om Midway They immediately followed Ranger, the first U.S. aircraft carrier built as such, and benefited in design from experience with Ranger and the earlier Lexington class which were conversions of two battle cruisers into carriers that were to be scrapped to comply with an arms limitation treaty.These ships bore the brunt of early action in the Pacific War, and two of the three were lost: Yorktown, sunk at the Battle of Midway, and Hornet, sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.Enterprise, the sole survivor of the class, was the most decorated ship of the U.S. Navy in the Second World War.

USS Yorktown- CV-7- Sunk at the Battle of Midway by Japanese "Kate" torpedo planes, The Yorktown class was a class of three aircraft carriers built by the U.S. and completed shortly before World War II. The Yorktown class is a class of three aircraft carriers built by the U.S. and completed shortly before World War II. Description.


Many of the Essex class vessels were renamed after recently sunk carriers (Yorktown, Lexington, Wasp, Hornet, Independence) as well as other famous ships and historic battles. They bore the brunt of early action in that war, and the sole survivor of the class was to become the most decorated ship in the history of the U.S. Navy.