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General Characteristics Crew List Memorabilia Different Armament Accidents aboard the Ship History Deployments of USS Yorktown Image Gallery end of pageUSS Yorktown (CV 10)
- formerly BON HOMME RICHARD -- later CVA 10, CVS 10 -
- decommissioned -
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USS YORKTOWN was the second ESSEX - class aircraft carrier and the fourth ship in the Navy to bear the name. Originally named BON HOMME RICHARD, the carrier was renamed YORKTOWN on September 26, 1942, to honor CV 5.
Decommissioned on June 27, 1970 at Philadelphia, Pa., the YORKTOWN was subsequently berthed with the Philadelphia Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet. She remained there almost three years before her name was struck from the Navy list on June 1, 1973. During 1974, the Navy Department approved the donation of YORKTOWN to the Patriot's Point Development Authority, Charleston, S.C. She was towed from Bayonne, N.J., to Charleston S.C., in June of 1975. She was formally dedicated as a memorial on the 200th anniversary of the Navy, October 13, 1975.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: 1940 |
| Keel laid: December 1, 1941 | |
| Launched: January 21, 1943 | |
| Commissioned: April 15, 1943 | |
| Decommissioned: June 27, 1970 | |
| Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va. | |
| Propulsion system: 8 boilers | |
| Propellers: four | |
| Aircraft elevators: three | |
| Arresting gear cables: four | |
| Catapults: two | |
| Length: 876 feet (267 meters) | |
| Flight Deck Width: 191.9 feet (58.5 meters) | |
| Beam: 101 feet (30.8 meters) | |
| Draft: 30.8 feet (9.4 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 40,600 tons full load | |
| Speed: 33 knots | |
| Planes: 80-100 planes | |
| Crew: approx. 3448 as CVS: 115 officers 1500 enlisted | |
| Armament: see down below |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS YORKTOWN. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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About the different armament:
- 1943: 12 5-inch (12.7 cm) 38 caliber guns, 40 40mm guns and 55 20mm guns
- 1944: 12 5-inch (12.7 cm) 38 caliber guns, 64 40mm guns and 56 20mm guns
- 1954: 8 5-inch (12.7 cm) 38 caliber guns and 14 3-inch (7.6 cm) 50 caliber guns
- 1974: 4 5-inch (12.7 cm) 38 caliber guns
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Accidents aboard USS YORKTOWN:
| Date | Where | Events |
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| March 18, 1945 | east of Japan | A Japanese bomber scores a bomb hit on the signal bridge of USS YORKTOWN. The bomb passes through the first deck and explodes near the carrier's hull. It punches two large holes through her side, killing five men, and wounding another 26. YORKTOWN, however, remains fully operational, and her anti-aircraft gunners bring the offender down. |
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