Yorktown
The Yorktown (CV-10) is the tenth aircraft carrier to serve in
the U.S. Navy {"V" is the Navy's symbol for heavier-than-air craft, as
opposed to "Z" for lighter-than-air blimps). She was named for the
old Yorktown (CV-5), lost while repelling the Japanese Fleet at
the Battle of Midway in 1942. The new Yorktown was built as
a carrier. The Yorktown participated significantly in the
Pacific offensive in late 1943 and ended with the defeat of Japan in 1945.
Yorktown received the Presidential Unit Citation and earned 11 battle
stars for WW II service. Yorktown was featured in the 1944
Academy Award-winning documentary motion picture "The Fighting Lady." |