Photo #: NH 106006
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 toward the ship's starboard flight deck gallery,
with her forefoot at the left. The front edge of the flight deck
is slightly to the right of the forefoot, with a .50 caliber
machine gun tub and the bow Landing Signal Officer platform sticking
up. Further aft is her starboard forward five-inch gun gallery,
with two 5"/38 guns pointing upwards. Behind them are two
aircraft parking outriggers and the front of her forward 1.1-inch
machine gun position, located just in front of the island. Beyond
that, in the right center, is the large hole made by one or more
submarine torpedoes. Note the strip of debris sticking up from
the hole's rear end.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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