USS Yorktown (CV-5) is the topic of today's video. In spite of being as much a compromise design as any pre-war carrier, Yorktown would prove to be incredibly tough and well-designed in actual service. Her career was short, but the legacy she laid down would endure long past her sinking.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:00 - Design Process
7:41 - Service History
11:12 - Coral Sea
13:36 - Midway
19:32 - Ending