- USS Yorktown
= United States naval vessels=
At least five ships of the
United States Navy have borne the name "Yorktown", to commemorate of the decisive Battle of Yorktown in theAmerican Revolutionary War .* The first USS|Yorktown|1839|2 was a 16-gun
ship sloop commissioned in 1840 that sank in 1850 after hitting a reef in theCape Verde islands.
* The second USS|Yorktown|1888|2 was agunboat , launched in 1888, commissioned in 1889 and decommissioned in 1921.
* The third USS|Yorktown|CV-5|3 was anaircraft carrier commissioned in 1937, and a major combatant inWorld War II until she was sunk at theBattle of Midway in 1942.
* The fourth USS|Yorktown|CV-10|3 was also an aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1943, a participant inWorld War II and theVietnam War , decommissioned in 1970 and now a museum atPatriot's Point in Charleston Harbor, Mt. Pleasant,South Carolina .
* The fifth USS|Yorktown|CG-48|3 was aguided missile cruiser , commissioned in 1984 and decommissioned in 2004.In fiction
* The
starship USS "Yorktown" (NCC-1717) is a "Constitution" class vessel in theStar Trek fictional universe .
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