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USS Yorktown CV-10 Keel Laid, 70 Years Ago Today!
Posted: Dec 01, 2011Today seventy years ago, the keel of the USS Yorktown was laid at Newport News Shipbuilding, not far from the battle site of Yorktown, Virginia. The mighty Fighting Lady (nickname […]
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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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Happy Birthday Fighting Lady aka USS Yorktown!
Posted: Dec 01, 2010Today sixty-nine years ago, the keel of the USS Yorktown was laid at Newport News Shipbuilding, not far from the battle site of Yorktown, Virginia. The mighty Fighting Lady (nickname […]
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1st week of December 1941
Posted: Dec 05, 2008The first week of December 1941 changed our nation forever. On 01 December the keel of USS Yorktown (then USS Bon Homme Richard) was laid at Newport News shipbuilding in […]