USS Yorktown

USS Yorktown is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard, she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier , which was sunk at the Battle of Midway.
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  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of around 30 feet (10 metres)
  • …is operated by Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
  • …stands 56 feet (17 metres) tall
  • …has 11 floors
  • …has a flat roof
  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM–6:30 PM
  • Description: 1943 Essex-class aircraft carrier
  • Address: 40 Patriots Point Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
  • Also known as
    “Bon Homme Richard aircraft carrier”
    “CV-10 Yorktown”
    “CVA-10 Yorktown”
    “CVS-10 Yorktown”
    “USS Bon Homme Richard”
    “Yorktown aircraft carrier”
  • Established: January 3, 1976

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Places in the Area

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USS Yorktown

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Latitude
32.79041° or 32° 47′ 26″ north
Longitude
-79.90853° or 79° 54′ 31″ west
Open location code
8742Q3RR+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 39010151
Open­Street­Map feature
building = ship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = ship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = museum
Geo­Names ID
10377054
Wiki­data ID
Q562230

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“USS Yorktown” goes by many names.
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ヨークタウンJapanese
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یواس‌اس یورک‌تانPersian
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