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| Keywords: USS Yorktown (CV-5) sinking, 7 June 1942.jpg Battle of Midway June 1942 USS Yorktown CV-5 sinking just after dawn on 7 June 1942 as seen from an accompanying destroyer The ship has capsized to port exposing the turn of her starboard bilge with a large torpedo hole amidships severing the forward bilge keel Yorktown's forefoot is at the extreme right Her starboard forward 5-inch gun gallery can be seen further up her hull with two 5 /38 gun barrels sticking out over its edge The two larger thin objects sticking up just aft of the 5-inch guns are aircraft parking outriggers When the ship's wreck was examined in May 1998 both guns were still in position but the outriggers were gone Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/wars-and-events/world-war-ii/midway/NH-95575 html NH-95575 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1942-06-07 US Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Yorktown CV-5 Battle of Midway US forces Sinking ships Capsizing | ||||
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