Three days after the start of the Battle of Midway, on June 7, 1942, Yorktown, badly damaged by dive bomber attacks, attempted to make its way home to Hawaii, only to be torpedoed by a Japanese ...

Although Yorktown’s history is long and varied, it is best known for its role in the American Revolution.For tourists visiting Yorktown’s battlefield, the cannons on the field are more than ...

View of the mural, "A Chart of the Cruises of the USS Yorktown," hand-painted inside the ship's #2 elevator shaft, seen during the Papahānaumokuākea ROV and Mapping expedition dive on April 19 ...