Photo #: NH 106005
Battle of Midway, June 1942
USS Yorktown (CV-5) sinking, just after dawn on 7 June
1942, as seen from an accompanying destroyer.
The ship has capsized to port, exposing the turn of her starboard
bilge.
This view looks aft from off the forward end of Yorktown's
flight deck. Her forefoot is at the left. In the center, severing
the ship's forward bilge keel, is the large hole made by one
or more submarine torpedoes.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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