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USS Yorktown
At least five ships of the
United States Navy
have borne the name
Yorktown
, to commemorate of the decisive
Battle of Yorktown
in the
American Revolution
.
The first
Yorktown
was a 16-gun
ship sloop[?]
commissioned in
1840
that sunk in
1850
after hitting a reef in the
Cape Verde
islands.
The second
Yorktown
was a
gunboat[?]
commissioned in
1889
and decommissioned in
1921
.
The third
Yorktown
(CV-5)
was an
aircraft carrier
commissioned in
1937
, and a major combatant in
World War II
until she was sunk at the
Battle of Midway
in
1942
.
The fourth
Yorktown
(CV-10)
was also an aircraft carrier, commissioned in
1943
, a participant in
World War II
and the
Vietnam War
, decommissioned in
1970
and later a memorial at
Patriot's Point, South Carolina[?]
.
The fifth
Yorktown
(CG-48)[?]
is a
guided missile cruiser[?]
, commissioned in
1984
and still on active service as of
2003
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