The other, the USS Hammann, went down trying to defend the Yorktown. Retired Navy Capt. Jack Crawford, who recently turned 100, was among the Yorktown's 2,270 survivors.

The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber was trapped inside the USS Yorktown with this bomb still attached to its cradle. The aircraft carrier was sunk by a Japanese submarine after the 1942 Battle ...

(NOAA ) According to the U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown sank after being struck by Japanese torpedoes during the Battle of Midway, around June 7, 1942.

Having a car occupying space would be remarkable.” Yorktown was serving at the Battle of Midway in 1942 when Japanese carrier bombers successfully struck it with three bombs, NOAA says.

In 1942, as the Japanese and the Americans returned from battle, a set of Japanese planes mistakenly tried to land on the USS Yorktown. A similar, yet friendlier, accident would occur after the ...

“On June 6, 1942, on the final days of the Battle of Midway, Japanese carrier bombers successfully struck Yorktown with three bombs. Despite being hit, Yorktown was able to recover and continue ...

SAN DIEGO — USS Midway Museum CEO, retired Rear Adm. Terry Kraft, was aboard the aircraft carrier in 1990 when explosions rocked the ship, igniting a devastating fire that claimed three lives ...

Having a car occupying space would be remarkable.” Yorktown was serving at the Battle of Midway in 1942 when Japanese carrier bombers successfully struck it with three bombs, NOAA says.

Having a car occupying space would be remarkable.” Yorktown was serving at the Battle of Midway in 1942 when Japanese carrier bombers successfully struck it with three bombs, NOAA says.