USS Yorktown was the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to bear the name of the decisive battle of the Revolutionary War. She vaulted to legend status in the early days of the Pacific War after holding the line against the Imperial Japanese Navy during the battles of the Coral Sea and Midway. She would prove to be a durable and stubborn warship to sink. Yorktown would earn 3 battle stars for her service before being lost at Midway, where her aviators played a pivotal role in the victory achieved by US forces.

Yorktown served her nation well in the short time she was afloat, helping 1st to stem the tide, then to turn the tide of the Pacific War. She was an innovative, durable design that shaped and guided U S carrier operations and naval aviation in the direction to supremacy of the seas.

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