Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

CV-10 USS Yorktown

• Essex class (short-hull) Fleet Carrier:
• Displacement: 34,800 tons
• Length: 872'
• Beam: 147'
• Draft: 28'7"
• Speed: 33 knots
• Armament: 12 5"/38, 10x4 40mm, 56 20mm; 37 F6F, 36 SB2C, 18 TBM
• Complement: 3,448
• Built at Newport News and commissioned 15 April 1943

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Yorktown
• USS Yorktown Museum at Patriots Point, S.C.
• USS Yorktown Home Page USS Yorktown (CV-10) (Turner)

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Hangar deck

Enlisted crew quaters

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