USS Yorktown
1943 Essex-class aircraft carrier
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Summary
USS Yorktown is an aircraft carrier[1].
Key Facts
- Award received: Presidential Unit Citation[2], China Service Medal[3], Meritorious Unit Commendation[4], American Campaign Medal[5], Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal[6], World War II Victory Medal[7], Navy Occupation Service Medal[8], National Defense Service Medal[9], Korean Service Medal[10], Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal[11], Vietnam Service Medal[12], Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation[13], Gallantry Cross[14], Philippine Liberation Medal[15]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mount Pleasant[16]
- Country: United States[17]
- Located in or next to body of water: Charleston Harbor[18]
- Continent: North America[19]
- Instance of: military museum[20], museum ship[21], preserved watercraft[22]
- Operator: United States Navy[23]
- Named after: USS Yorktown[24]
- Manufacturer: Newport News Shipbuilding[25]
- Vessel class: Essex-class (SCB-125) aircraft carrier[26], Essex-class aircraft carrier[27]
- Part of: Patriots Point[28]
- Has use: museum ship[29]
- Country of origin: United States[30]
- Armament: aircraft[31]
- Has part(s): H-4B[32]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[33]
- Significant event: order[34], keel laying[35], ship launching[36], ship commissioning[37], striking[38], ship recommissioning[39]
- Pennant number: CV-10[40], CVA-10[41], CVS-10[42]
- Location of creation: Newport News[43]
- Described by source: NavSource Naval History[44], Ship Design Drawings archive[45]
- Heritage designation: National Historic Landmark[46], National Register of Historic Places listed place[47]
- Short name: Yorktown[48]
- Different from: USS Bon Homme Richard[49], USS Yorktown[50]
- Mass: 20,000 tonne[51]
FAQs
What awards did USS Yorktown receive?
Honors received include Presidential Unit Citation[2], China Service Medal[3], Meritorious Unit Commendation[4], and American Campaign Medal[5].