Yorktown-class Fleet Carriers

Construction Data

Dimensions

Displacement

Standard - tons
Normal - 19,800 tons
Full Load - tons

Length

Waterline -
Overall - 809 feet 6 inches
Flight Deck -

Beam

Waterline -
Overall - 83 feet 1 inch
Flight Deck -

Draft

Standard -
Normal - 28 feet
Full Load -

Design

Machinery:
Speed: 32.5 knots
Range/Endurance:

USS Yorktown (CV-5) tied up at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia, 4 August 1937, following sea trials.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Photo source:
U. S. Naval Historical Center

Personnel

Ship's Company: 2,919
Air Group:

Armament

Weapons: 8 x 5 inch naval guns; 22 x 50-caliber machineguns in various mounts
Aircraft: 81-85

Ships in Class

CV-5 USS Yorktown

CV-6 USS Enterprise

CV-8 USS Hornet

Sources
1. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U. S. Naval Historical Center - CV-5 USS Yorktown	Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (Online) at Haze Gray and Underway - CV-5 USS Yorktown United States Naval Historical Center: Online Library of Selected Images - USS Yorktown (CV-5), 1937-1942 - Overview and Special Image Selection

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