Ocean Explorers Found Something Hidden on the USS Yorktown Wreck

Ocean Explorers Found Something Hidden on the USS Yorktown Wreck

A Sunken Warship in the Pacific Nearly two and a half miles beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean lies the USS Yorktown (CV-5), a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that played a key role during the early stages of World War II. Launched in 1936, the Yorktown fought in two major battles—the Coral Sea and Midway—before being struck by Japanese torpedoes and eventually sinking in 1942. This carrier was designed to carry aircraft, not ground vehicles. Y…