USS Yorktown (CV-5)
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USS Yorktown anchored in Hampton Roads, VA
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Career
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Laid down:21 May 1934
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Launched:4 April 1936
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Commissioned:30 September 1937
Related Topics:
30 September - 1937
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Fate:Sunk by Japanese at Battle of Midway
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General Characteristics
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Displacement:19,800 tons
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Length:809 ft 6 in
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Beam:83 ft 1 in
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Extreme Width:114 ft
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Draft:28.0 ft
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Speed:32.5 knots
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Complement:2,919 officers and men
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Armament:8 x 5-inch guns, 22 x .50cal machine guns
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Aircraft:81-85
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