One of the 24 Essex-class carriers built during the war, she was the fourth U.S. Navy vessel named for the 1781 Battle of Yorktown and was built in an amazing 16 and a half months at Newport News, ...

Inside the hangar of the USS Yorktown is a 42-foot - by - 12-foot mural that was known only by reputation, due to a lack of historical documentation. NOAA Ocean Exploration photo Long languishing in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eighty-three years after sinking, the USS Yorktown is still revealing secrets. During an April 19 expedition, scientists with the ...

MOUNT PLESANT, S.C. (WCIV) — The USS Yorktown is inviting the public to learn more about the Fighting Lady from those who know her best, the veterans who once called the aircraft carrier home. On Oct.

A crew exploring the USS Yorktown shipwreck made an unexpected discovery when they located a mysterious Ford automobile among the wreckage over the weekend, officials said. The faint outline of a ...

Aircraft carriers have been central to the U.S. Navy, and over the years they have only increased in importance since their introduction in World War 2 The Yorktown, Essex, and Midway classes would ...

A remote submersible has captured video of the first detailed look at the USS Yorktown and two Japanese aircraft carriers that were sunk during the Battle of Midway. The video captured scenes from the ...

HONOLULU (WKRC) - A Ford automobile was discovered inside the hanger of an American aircraft carrier that sank during World War ll. The USS Yorktown was known to have housed 2,200 personnel and 90 ...

The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber was trapped inside the USS Yorktown with this bomb still attached to its cradle. The aircraft carrier was sunk by a Japanese submarine after the 1942 Battle of ...

More toxic waste will be extracted from a World War II aircraft carrier in Charleston Harbor to prevent leakage that would imperil the commercial shipping industry and coastal ecosystems central to ...

Submarines and aircraft carriers embody the offensive spirits of their nations in very different ways. Aircraft carriers bring "4.5 acres of sovereign American territory" anywhere they go. And ...

World War II undeniably marked the rise of American fleet carriers, underscoring their indispensable role in the conflict. Between 1941 and 1945, the United States Navy commissioned several classes of ...