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USS Yorktown, CV-5, Commissioned 1937
Posted: Sep 30, 2011On 30 September 1937, the USS Yorktown (CV-5) was commissioned at Norfolk, Virginia, commanded by Captain E. D. McWhorter, United States Navy.
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USS Lexington, CV-2, Commissioned 1927
Posted: Dec 14, 2010Testifying before the House Naval Affairs Committee on 21 February 1922, Bureau of Naval Aeronautics Chief, Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, told the committee that unless the United States built […]