1 The Carrier Project - Origins of U. S. Carrier Names
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Origins of Carrier Names

Ship's Names: Y

Name

Ship(s)

Source


Yorktown Sloop
Gunboat #1
CV-5 - Yorktown-class fleet carrier
CV-10 - Essex-class fleet carrier
"A town in Virginia where the climactic battle of the American Revolution was fought in the autumn of 1781."

CV-10 was named in honor of CV-5.