CV-5 USS Yorktown
| CV-5 USS Yorktown | ||
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Builder |
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia |
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Laid down |
21. May 1934 |
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Launched |
4. April 1936 |
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Commissioned |
7. September 1937 as CV-5 USS Yorktown |
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Sep. 1937 -
Apr. 1942 |
Measures 13 Measures 12 |
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| 8. January 1938 - 6. March 1938 | ||
| Carribbean Shakedown | ||
| VF-5 | F2F-1, F3F-1 | 5-F-0 |
| VB-5 | BT-1, O3U-2, SU-3 | 5-B-0 |
| VT-5 | TBD-1 | 5-T-0 |
| VS-5 | SBC-3 | 5-S-0 |
| Yorktown Air Group | ||
| 16. January 1939 - March 1938 | ||
| East Pacific (Fleet Problem XX) | ||
| VF-5 | F2F-1, F3F-1 | 5-F-0 |
| VB-5 | BT-1, O3U-2, SU-3 | 5-B-0 |
| VT-5 | TBD-1 | 5-T-0 |
| VS-5 | SBC-3 | 5-S-0 |
| Yorktown Air Group | ||
| 20. April 1939 - May 1939 | ||
| Transit to San Diego | ||
| VF-5 | F2F-1, F3F-1, SU-3 | 5-F-0 |
| VB-5 | BT-1 | 5-B-0 |
| VT-5 | TBD-1 | 5-T-0 |
| VS-5 | SBC-3 | 5-S-0 |
| Yorktown Air Group | ||
| July 1940 - 1940 | ||
| East Pacific (Fleet Problem XXI) | ||
| VF-5 | F3F-1, SBC-3 | 5-F-0 |
| VB-5 | SBC-3, BT-1 | 5-B-0 |
| VMS-1 | SB2U-3 | 1-MS-0 |
| VT-5 | TBD-1 | 5-T-0 |
| VS-5 | SBC-3 | 5-S-0 |
| Yorktown Air Group | ||
| 20. April 1941 - May 1941 | ||
| Transit to Atlantic | ||
| VF-5 | F4F-3 | 5-F-0 |
| VB-5 | SBC-3, BT-1 | 5-B-0 |
| VT-5 | TBD-1 | 5-T-0 |
| VS-5 | SBD-2, SNJ-3 | 5-S-0 |
| Ranger Air Group | ||
| 31. May 1941 - June 1941 | ||
| North Atlantic (Neutrality Patrol) | ||
| VF-41 | F4F-3 | 41-F-0 |
| VS-41 | SB2U-2 | 41-S-0 |
| VS-42 | SB2U-1, SB2U-2 | 42-S-0 |
| Yorktown Air Group | ||
| 29. June 1941 - 2. December 1941 | ||
| North Atlantic (Neutrality Patrol) | ||
| VF-42 | F4F-3 | 42-F-0 |
| VB-5 | SBC-3 | 5-B-0 |
| VT-5 | TBD-1 | 5-T-0 |
| VS-5 | SBD-2, SNJ-3 | 5-S-0 |
| Yorktown Air Group | ||
| 16. December 1941 - 20. December 1941 | ||
| Transit to San Diego | ||
| VF-42 | F4F-3 | 42-F-0 |
| VB-5 | SBD-3 | 5-B-0 |
| VT-5 | TBD-1 | 5-T-0 |
| VS-5 | SBD-3 | 5-S-0 |
| Yorktown Air Group | ||
| 6. January 1942 - 6. February 1942 | ||
| West Pacific (Transit to Gilberts) | ||
| VF-42 | F4F-3 | 42-F-0 |
| VB-5 | SBD-3 | 5-B-0 |
| VT-5 | TBD-1 | 5-T-0 |
| VS-5 | SBD-3 | 5-S-0 |
| Yorktown Air Group | ||
| 16. February 1942 - 27. May 1942 | ||
| West Pacific (Coral Sea) | ||
| VF-42 | F4F-3 | 42-F-0 |
| VB-5 | SBD-3 | 5-B-0 |
| VT-5 | TBD-1 | 5-T-0 |
| VS-5 | SBD-3 | 5-S-0 |
| Yorktown Air Group | ||
| 30. May 1942 - 7. June 1942 | ||
| West Pacific (Midway) | ||
| VF-42 | F4F-3 | 42-F-0 |
| VF-3 | F4F-4 | 3-F-0 |
| VB-5 | SBD-3 | 5-B-0 |
| VB-3 | SBD-3 | 3-B-0 |
| VT-5 | TBD-1 | 5-T-0 |
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Decommissioned (Sunk at Midway) |
7. June 1942 |