Associated Press Smoke billows from the USS Yorktown and bursts from anti-aircraft fire fill the air after a Japanese bomber hit the aircraft carrier in the Battle of Midway near Midway Islands during ...

Aircraft carriers have been central to the U.S. Navy, and over the years they have only increased in importance since their introduction in World War 2. Each new generation has pushed the limits of ...

Wreckage of what is likely 1940-41 Ford Super Deluxe ‘Woody,’ in the hangar deck of USS Yorktown. (Courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2025 Beyond the Blue) Eighty-three years after sinking, the USS ...

NOAA explorers have uncovered an unexpected relic during a recent dive to the wreck of the USS Yorktown which they believe is a possible personal Ford vehicle belonging to one of the most important US ...

More images from an iconic U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that was sunk in the Pacific Ocean during World War II have been released, just days after a crew said they found a military vehicle inside the ...

Summary and Key Points: The USS Yorktown (CV-10), an Essex-class aircraft carrier nicknamed “Fighting Lady,” earned 11 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation during World War II. -Renamed to ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — From mysterious shadows to ghostly whispers- ever since the USS Yorktown was decommissioned and brought to Patriots Point in 1975, people have reported odd occurrences ...