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Yorktown-class aircraft carrier

Aircraft carrierUnited StatesRetired
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier
Photo: U.S. Navy (The photo is part of a scrapbook assembled by CDR William H. Balden, USNR, documenting his World War II service). · Public domain · background removed

Key specs

Type
Aircraft carrier
Shipyards
Newport News Shipbuilding
Construction began
1934
First commissioned
1937
Last retired
1947
Status
Retired
Ships completed
3
Crew
2,217

Aircraft carrier

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Performance

Dimensions and weights
Displacement
25,908 t
Length
234.70 m
Beam
25.30 m
Draught
7.93 m
Performance
Maximum speed
32.5 kn (60 km/h)
Range
12,500 nmi (23,150 km)
Power
89,484 kW
Armament
Armament
8 × 127 mm4 × 40 mm USS Enterprise (CV-6)24 × 20 mm

Operators

United States

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, Wikipedia

Figures from the ship infobox of the English Wikipedia article, for the class as a whole. Armament lists what the ships carried or carry.