USS Yorktown: The (Nearly) Unsinkable Carrier

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. Want to support the channel? https://www.patreon.com/Sky_T65 Further Reading: https://www.amazon.com/They-Turned-Around-Coral-Midway/dp/1468092146/ https://www.amazon.com/That-Gallant-Ship-U-S-S-Yorktown/dp/0933126573/ https://www.amazon.com/U-S-Aircraft-Carriers-Revised-Illustrated/dp/1682477622 https://www.amazon.com/Return-Midway-Robert-D-Ballard/dp/0792275004/ Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:00 - Design Process 7:41 - Service History 11:12 - Coral Sea 13:36 - Midway 19:32 - Ending