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'''USS ''Yorktown'' was the 5th fleet carrier in the [[United States Navy]], and played a pivitol role in [[World War II]] during the [[Battle of the Coral Sea]], preventing a Japanese thrust against Port Moresby and Australia, and following that engagement, helped turn the tide of the war in the Pacific during the [[Battle of Midway]].

'''USS ''Yorktown''''' was the 5th fleet carrier in the [[United States Navy]], and played a pivitol role in [[World War II]] during the [[Battle of the Coral Sea]], preventing a Japanese thrust against Port Moresby and Australia, and following that engagement, helped turn the tide of the war in the Pacific during the [[Battle of Midway]].

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 of 1938, conducting carrier qualifications for her newly embarked air group.