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==Early years==

==Early years==

The third ship named for the site of the final battle of the [[American Revolution]], ''Yorktown'' was laid down on 21 May 1934 at Newport News, Va., by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, and launched on 4 April 1936; sponsored by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt; and commissioned at the Naval Operating Base (NOB), Norfolk, Va., on 30 September 1937, Capt. Ernest D. McWhorter in command.  After fitting out, the aircraft carrier trained in Hampton Roads and in the southern drill grounds off the Virginia capes into January of 1938, conducting carrier qualifications for her newly embarked air group.

The third ship named for the site of the final battle of the [[American Revolution]], ''Yorktown'' was laid down on 21 May 1934 at Newport News, Va., by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, and launched on 4 April 1936; sponsored by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt; and commissioned at the Naval Operating Base (NOB), Norfolk, Va., on 30 September 1937, Capt. Ernest D. McWhorter in command.  After fitting out, the aircraft carrier trained in Hampton Roads and in the southern drill grounds off the Virginia capes into January 1938, conducting carrier qualifications for her newly embarked air group.

''Yorktown'' sailed for the Caribbean on 8 January 1938 and arrived at Culebra, Puerto Rico, on 13 January. Over the ensuing month, the carrier conducted her shakedown, touching at Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Gonaives, Haiti; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone. Departing Colon Bay, Cristobal, on 1 March, Yorktown sailed for Hampton Roads and arrived there on the 6th and shifted to the Norfolk Navy Yard the next day for post-shakedown availability.  After undergoing repairs through the early autumn of 1938, ''Yorktown'' shifted from the navy yard to NOB Norfolk on 17 October and soon headed for the Southern Drill Grounds for training.

''Yorktown'' sailed for the Caribbean on 8 January 1938 and arrived at Culebra, Puerto Rico, on 13 January. Over the ensuing month, the carrier conducted her shakedown, touching at Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Gonaives, Haiti; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone. Departing Colon Bay, Cristobal, on 1 March, Yorktown sailed for Hampton Roads and arrived there on the 6th and shifted to the Norfolk Navy Yard the next day for post-shakedown availability.  After undergoing repairs through the early autumn of 1938, ''Yorktown'' shifted from the navy yard to NOB Norfolk on 17 October and soon headed for the Southern Drill Grounds for training.

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