Warship's Data 5: USS Yorktown (CV 10) (Repost)

Pictorial Histories Publishing Co. | 1990 | ISBN: 0929521455 | 76 pages | PDF | 13.3 MB


The aircraft carrier USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) was authorized by the Congressional Act of 14 June 1940. She was the fourth ship in the U.S. Navy to bear the name commemorating the. decisive American victory against the British forces at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781 during the Ameri­can Revolution.
The YORKTOWN was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Virginia She was laid down on 1 De­cember 1941 as the BON HOMME RICHARD, but was renamed YORKTOWN on 26 September 1942 to honor the YORKTOWN (CV 5), which was lost during the Battle of Midway in June 1942.The CV-10 was launched on 21 January 1943 and commissioned on 15 April more than a year ahead of schedule.
The YORKTOWN was affectionately known as "The Fighting Lady" after a motion picture of that name which was filmed aboard her during May and June of 1943 while on her shakedown cruise.

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