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USS Yorktown's 50th anniversary sparks community project at Patriots Point
As Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum gears up for the 50th anniversary of the USS Yorktown's arrival in Charleston ...
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Japanese Pilots Tried to Land on a US Carrier - Then an American Did the Same
In 1942, as the Japanese and the Americans returned from battle, a set of Japanese planes mistakenly tried to land on the USS ...
Sen. Tim Kaine tours Yorktown Naval Weapons Station barracks
Senator Tim Kaine made a visit to the Yorktown Naval Weapons Station.
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Sunken USS Yorktown leaves researchers ‘flabbergasted’ in latest dive
Eighty-three years after sinking, the USS Yorktown is still revealing secrets. During an April 19 expedition, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA ...
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Sunken USS Yorktown leaves researchers ‘flabbergasted’ in latest dive
Wreckage of what is likely 1940-41 Ford Super Deluxe ‘Woody,’ in the hangar deck of USS Yorktown. (Courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2025 Beyond the Blue) Eighty-three years after sinking ...
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Massive mural found intact on World War II ship that sank in 1942
The NOAA's exploration team explored the ship's hangar deck and discovered a mural, titled "A Chart of the Cruises of the USS Yorktown," painted on the wall of one of the ship's elevator shafts.
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Why was a Ford automobile inside a sunken WWII US aircraft carrier?
According to the Miami Herald, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s ship Okeanos Explorer was exploring the final resting place of the USS Yorktown, a United States Navy ...
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What’s a Surfer Dude’s Car Doing Beside the Wreck of the USS Yorktown?
Recent explorations of the wreck of the USS Yorktown at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean uncovered a downed aircraft, and, surprisingly, a 1940s Ford Woody Wagon! She was crippled in that battle ...
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USS Yorktown WWII shipwreck expedition leads to more incredible discoveries
A mysterious military vehicle located three miles underwater aboard the shipwrecked World War II-era USS Yorktown wasn’t the only shocking discovery made by researchers over the weekend.
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In a first, explorers at WWII shipwreck discover aircraft from legendary Battle of Midway
NOAA Ocean Exploration sent a remotely operated camera inside the USS Yorktown on April 19 and 20, the agency said in a news release. The 806-foot-long aircraft carrier, nicknamed the "Fighting ...
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A Classic Car Appeared on a Sunken WWII Aircraft Carrier. No One Knows Who Put It There.
The wreck in question was the USS Yorktown—a WWII vessel that sank in the aftermath of the Battle of Midway. The vehicle’s make and model have been identified, but it remains unclear who it ...
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Ford automobile unexpectedly found in hangar of USS Yorktown shipwreck that sank during WWII
A crew exploring the USS Yorktown shipwreck made an unexpected discovery when they located a mysterious Ford automobile among the wreckage over the weekend, officials said. The faint outline of a ...