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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21 May - 1934

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Launched:4 April 1936

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4 April - 1936

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Commissioned:30 September 1937

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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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