Photo #: NH 106015
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, capsized to port, is settling rapidly by the stern
and has nearly disappeared. The speed of her motion has perhaps
caused the extreme fuzziness of this image.
The last visible feature appears to be the .50 caliber machine
gun tub located on the starboard forward corner of Yorktown's
flight deck.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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