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USS Yorktown (CV/CVA/CVS-10) is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy.Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard, she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5), which was sunk at the Battle of Midway.
The film uses Technicolor footage shot by "gun cameras" mounted directly on aircraft guns during combat.This gives a very realistic edge to the film, while the chronological following of the ship and crew mirror the experiences of the seamen who went from green recruits through the rigours of military life, battle, and, for some, death.
Squadrons were redesignated to conform with the hull number of the Aircraft Carrier to which they were assigned: [8] CV 2, CV 3, CV 4 and CV 5 (USS Yorktown (CV 5) was commissioned on 30 Sep 1937). USS Langley (CV 1) had ceased operating as an Aircraft Carrier by October 1936 and had been converted to a Seaplane Tender
He then assumed command of the newly commissioned USS Yorktown (CV-10). [b] During Clark's command, Yorktown became the setting for the documentary The Fighting Lady, which detailed World War II aircraft carrier operations. In the documentary, Clark is identified only by his nickname of "Jocko" and is voiced by Harry Morgan. [6] In January 1944 ...
Yorktown: CV-5 Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News: 21 May 1934 4 April 1936 30 September 1937 — Sunk by submarine following the Battle of Midway, 6 June 1942 Enterprise: CV-6 16 July 1934 3 October 1936 12 May 1938 17 February 1947 Struck 2 October 1956, Broken up at Kearny, New Jersey, 1958 Hornet: CV-8 25 September 1939
USS Yorktown (CV-5) burns after being hit by three Japanese bombs at the Battle of Midway, 4 June 1942. (National Archives) The Battle of Midway took place over several days in June 1942 about ...
In late April, 1942, just prior to the Battle of the Coral Sea, Flatley was dispatched to USS Yorktown (CV-5) with orders to take command of Fighting Squadron 42 (VF-42). However, on arrival, he discovered that his academy classmate, Lieutenant Commander Charles R. Fenton, had already been appointed CO by the ship's captain.
Frederick T. Moore Jr. (May 18, 1914 – August 2, 1969) was a United States Navy captain.During World War II, he was executive officer of Fighter Squadron 1 operating off the carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) and commanding officer of the Air Group 35 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Chenango in the Pacific.