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The USS Yorktown (CV-5), aircraft carrier, lies at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, after it was sunk by the Japanese at the Battle of Midway in June 1942.

The USS Yorktown II (CV-10) was an Essex class aircraft carrier that was named for the ship sunk at Midway. Commissioned on April 15th, 1943 she participated significantly in the Pacific War from late 1943 until the defeat of Japan in August 1945.

The USS Yorktown II was decommissioned in 1970 and placed in reserve; and in 1975, was towed from Bayonne, NJ to Charleston, South Carolina to become the centerpiece of Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum. The ship is open to visits.

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