USS Yorktown (CV-10) Aircraft Carrier Tour, Charleston, SC, 4K 60fps

[@chrisfry6850]

I was stationed on the USS Yorktown CVS-10, from Apr. 1968 till she arrived at her new duty station of Norfolk, VA, in late Feb. 1969. I was an Airdale. Oh, what memories... picked up the Apollo 8 Astronauts, Borman, Lovell, Anders (first men to ever go to the moon; not land on it, but go to it); filmed the movie, "Tora! Tora!Tora!" on our ship; back in the home port of Long Beach, CA, an episode of the TV hit, "Get Smart," was filmed on the ship (Don Adams, Barbara Feldon ... boy, was she pretty!) Very proud to have served aboard "The Fighting Lady," and SO thankful to the one who made this video. I've always wanted to go back and see the ship and go aboard once more, but this video is a nice substitute.

[@dontarguewithidiots7459]

Great tour!! I came back from vacation a couple of days ago and spent the whole day at Patriots Point. I had to pull this up. You covered everything and did it WELL. The first time I saw the Yorktown in real life i was in awe at how huge it is. Go America!!

[@scottpowers5191]

Great tour, thank you, This is a must see and great historical ship that served our country!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@timdoll6718]

I was stationed aboard this ship from April 1967 to March 1970

[@AtomicSurf]

Apollo 8 era.

[@redc8783]

I was aboard 1967 to 69 sail for the Apollo VIII the move Toro Toro, was in V-4

[@AtomicSurf]

@@redc8783 I'm working on a video of all the hotels where the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Astronauts stayed. The most famous one is getting torn down later this year. Stay tuned.

[@erwinrommel9441]

U lier

[@erwinrommel9441]

@@redc8783 no u weren't

[@olivierframent3912]

Thank you for showing us the very deep inside the machine room of the ship.

[@herbertbradford9579]

I was on the Lex, 74-77, and this is a great video of the USS Yorktown. Wow the History this Ship has.

[@bluewaterBill99]

The USS Intrepid CVS-11 relieved CVT 16 Lexington in 1970 for repairs and RR. It was not A piece of cake on the extensive training cruises in Pensacola and Corpus Christie for the Lex. I was on 1968 west pacific to 1970 home port changed to Quonset Point RI.

[@thomasgrafe6777]

I've spent several hours on this ship performing various local TV and news productions, including the 2017 solar eclipse, and yet I haven't even seen a fraction of what you've shown here. Thanks for such a great video.

[@AtomicSurf]

Hello. Thank you for the kind feedback. I put a fair amount of planning and a lot of love into this one, so I'm glad it came out well and that so many people are enjoying it. I'm hoping to be able to do something similar on an active duty carrier out at sea in the not too distant future. I'm letting the channel grow some more first and deciding when to see if there is any interest from the Navy public affairs area. A trip on a submarine or destroyer would be fine too.

[@theequalizer9154]

I had the pleasure of visiting the Yorktown several years back. I must say, your video, and you, are a better tour than I got when I was there in person.

[@AtomicSurf]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Did you like the simulated Helicopter landing to start the tour on the flight deck? I have the USS Alabama WWII battleship and the USS Drum WWII submarine and a lot of other great stuff on the channel too.

[@richardgreen1383]

The USS Yorktown was the last carrier I served aboard as an aviator in Anti-Sub Squadron 24 (VS-24) which was part of Air Group 56 (CAG-56) until I was transferred to NAS Cubi in the Philippines in 1969. She had been a west coast ship which meant that almost if not all crew accommodations were air conditioned unlike our previous carrier the USS Randolph (CVS15) which only had senior officer and chiefs quarters air conditioned. It made a big difference since most of our work was the the mid Atlantic area. The open platform at the 5:20 mark overlooking the flight deck had the nickname of "buzzards roost" on the Essex class carriers. Many Aviators who had the opportunity would go up to observe flight ops and yet be out of the way. I don't recall going up on the Yorktown, but as a Nugget (new young aviator in first operations squadron) in the fall of '67, I went up there many times to observe the recovery of our squadrons aircraft. There were usually 3-4 of us. Our sister squadron the the air group did the same for their operations (we alternated patrol sessions). What the narrator calls a C-2 at the 7:56 mark is actually an S-2E the ASW patrol aircraft that operated from the Yorktown in the '60s and the aircraft I flew. The give away from the front is the search light and the more narrow fuselage. (The reciprocated engine powered C-1 has an appearance from the fuselage that it was a fat boy. The C-2 is a turbo prop and is much larger. While the Essex class carriers are smaller than the current nuclear powered carriers, they are NOT one quarter of the size. The Essex class carriers were 888 feet long and with the angled flight deck displaced roughly 42,000 tons in operating trim. The current carriers are a little over 1000 feet long and displace almost 100,000 tons in operating trim. The flight deck is about twice the area of the Essex class carriers which were about 30,000 tons in WWII as straight deck carriers.

[@dontarguewithidiots7459]

Excellent point. The newer carriers are twice the weight but NOT twice the dimensions. And, as you said, the deck is much bigger. Thank you for your service:)

[@barbzu58]

My Dad was on the Yorktown in World War 2. He would go down every year after it was decommissioned for a work party when he and his shipmates would I guess do work on the ship. I have visited many times. When he passed away my mom and I went down for the yearly Yorktown reunion and his ashes were scattered next to the yorktown

[@bozo2762]

When I was in boy scouts we had the chance to sleep on this ship for a week it was very cool. We also took the ferry to fort sumter. It was by far the most memorable thing that happened in boy scouts.

[@tyberious3023]

Same here man, I want to go back so bad I feel like I missed out on taking it all in because of young I was. Was a blast though

[@bozo2762]

@@tyberious3023 agreed…

[@nathanielomg]

Yep same here, i will never forget that!

[@wowpopsapo]

Same here

[@Mal_Havok]

Same bro, i just remember going below deck when it was getting dark and getting creeped the hell out

[@Iceland874]

Thank you for the great video. My grandfather was electrician for the navy and was at Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941. He arrived there in November and my grandmother, aunt age 9, and mom, age 7, were supposed to join him at Christmas time which of course didn’t happen due to the war. I enjoyed the video tour. Thanks again.

[@jossefg12]

The A-3 aircraft like they are displaying there on the USS Yorktown, which is the largest on display, operated from the Essex class carriers. They were onboard the USS Hancock when I was stationed there with VF-24.

[@davidlambert3892]

It's amazing how much machinery, wiring and electronics are packed into those ships. That ship was designed by hand. No computers to help design anything in those days.

[@CornPopsDood]

Going here back in the 90’s with my papaw was always one of those memories that really stuck out through my life very vividly. I’ll never forget standing in front of it as a kid. Just took my own to see it. It’s still just as amazing to see.

[@DanielSchmidt94521]

My Grandpa was on this ship in 1943. I hope to get his records soon.

[@e46matt7]

It sucks to see the ship in a worsening condition. I took a tour down deep in the ship. Rust and asbestos everywhere, old equipment falling apart, rooms with missing floors, anchor room an absolute mess, and more. It would be awesome if the ship were to be fully restored.

[@AtomicSurf]

How did you get to see those areas? They don't make anywhere near enough money to restore all of it.

[@survivalSC]

I got to see the very lower decks when I was a kid probably 35 years ago. And the very lower decks were were falling apart back then. I know the ship is rusting out from being stuck in the mud. Not much they can do about it from what I’m told. My guess is I don’t see how it will be there in 40 years. I would think once the bottom is gone the ship will just sink slowly 1 deck at a time over years. They spent over a million probably 6-7 years ago to work on her. That included trying to stop the rust on the hull

[@fourfunnelliner4798]

0:09 After a bit of research I discovered that the oldest aircraft carrier afloat is actually the CV-16 Lexington, When CV-10 Yorktown was ordered her construction in a shipyard in Virginia didn't make any real headway since CV-9 Essex was being built first whereas CV-16 Lexington was being built at a different shipyard in Massachusetts and was the first of that batch of Essex class to be built at that yard. I know it doesn't make much sense but when you see yourself it turns out different shipyards were working on Essex class carriers in batches with Cv's 9 to 15 being built in Virginia and Cv's 16 to 21 being built in Massachusetts.

[@CornPopsDood]

So, you read a few of the pull tabs on the googs, & one said which ship it was that was actually the true first Essex class ship finished? Lol

[@fourfunnelliner4798]

@@CornPopsDood i googled what was the oldest carrier still afloat thinking it was yorktown but lexington kept coming up

[@solidgroundministries6469]

They were built in order CV 8, 9, 10 ECT.

[@timothyhouse1622]

@@solidgroundministries6469 Sort of. The CV number and name of ship is determined when the keel is laid and not when it is launched and commissioned. What he said is actually true. Lex was laid down AFTER Yorktown but was launched Sept 1942 where as the Yorktown was launched Jan 1943, which was a month before the Lex was commissioned. So, do you base the age of the ship on when it is laid down or when it is commissioned?

[@johnslaughter5475]

Very good tour. You misidentified the C-1 (Trader) as a C-2 (Greyhound). That's okay. 😊 I would like to have seen a bit more of the berthing area. Any idea what division lived in there? The "pots" in the galley are called coppers. They used to be made of copper. As with most non-rated personnel, I did the usual 3-month tour as a mess cook. No regrets. I visited USS Hornet (CVS-12) a few years ago. I met my former Division Officer there. We went up to Hornet's bridge. Bob had been an OOD and I qualified as a helmsman. His son took a picture of the two of us together with my hand on the wheel. We didn't get to do very much as he was in the early stages of Alzheimers. Oh, we served in USS Ranger (CVA-61). The submarine you showed is the USS Clamagore (SS-343). I would like to see one of these great ships restored to their WWII configuration. Add the dual 5" mounts fore and aft of the island, remove the angled deck, open up the forecastle. Maybe add a lot more of the gun mounts that were all along the sides of the ship. These were extremely heavily armed ships. They were designed to be able to defend themselves. I read that the men below decks could tell how close the enemy was getting by the vibration of the guns firing. First the 5", then the 40s. When the 20s opened up, the enemy was quite close. It was a shame that USS Enterprise (CV-6) could not be saved. Even Fleet Admiral Halsey was not able to save her.

[@joshuariddensdale2126]

I've been to the Intrepid museum twice, and Battleship Cove since I was a kid. Now I'm looking to visit other museum ships along the eastern seaboard like North Carolina, Alabama, and Yorktown.

[@whidbeyhiker4364]

I served on the Lexington, in #2 Fireroom, @ 18:44 Camera moves towards the escape trunk... That was one of the very few cool places, the senior watch stander in the fireroom, the BTOW would sit there in the breeze from the cold are being pulled into the space. Occasionally an off going watchstander would dump a bucket of water down the escape trunk and douse whoever was sitting there. Good times.

[@lincfranse4968]

You did a great job with the narration and tour thanks it was like I was really there.

[@Ashgreninja-mq6xm]

I still remember my field trip to the Yorktown

[@tyrellefrazier16]

Same

[@Ashgreninja-mq6xm]

@@tyrellefrazier16 yooooooo

[@jerrydiver1]

Just a quick note. 'Essex'-class carriers Hornet, Intrepid and Lexington are all floating museums as well. But there are some major differences when you look at them from almost any perspective, pier, drone or interior tour. Some were modified for different missions in the post-WWII years, and one, Lexington, operated all the way until 1991, retiring at the ripe old age of 48 from her duties as the Navy's training carrier used to qualify new Navy pilots during their intermediate and advanced flight training in those orange/white trainers you see flying all over the Gulf Coast from Texas to Mississippi and Florida all the way down to the Keys sometimes, although I don't know for sure if they still have to occasionally base out of Key West for CARQUALS in the winter months. Some of the ships were used as recovery vessels for space mission splashdowns and some of them were used for some years as Anti-submarine warfare aircraft ops (ASW). They all are fabulously rich in history.

[@AvengerII]

Lexington (CV-16) is also THE OLDEST surviving Essex-class vessel because she was commissioned FIRST ahead of her surviving sisters. Lexington (CV-16) was the SECOND Essex-class aircraft carrier commissioned after the lead ship/prototype. The hull number doesn't matter in this case -- they assigned the hull numbers out of sequence and the Essex-class ships were not all built at the same shipyards. A lot of people think they were all built at Newport News like today but that's not true; there were more shipyards back then capable of building of fleet aircraft carriers which is why 20-some Essex-class ships were finished by the end of 1946. They were built in Newport News, VA; Brooklyn, NY; Philadelphia, PA; and Braintree and Quincy, MA. The Lexington's keel was laid down in July 1941 and she was launched Sept 1942 with commissioning in February 1943. The keels of Yorktown (CV-10) and Intrepid (CV-11) weren't even laid down until December 1941! The USS Hornet (CV-12) is the "youngest" sister ship of the surviving four.

[@sheilatruax6172]

The original USS Hornet, the one the Raiders took off from, is at the bottom. I believe around Midway.

[@travisbruce1976]

The USS NORTH CAROLINA BB55 was a good ship to visit as well

[@Ekkis25]

One of the things I found interesting is in the pilot ready room the chairs all had built in ashtrays. I am 5'11"and i had to stoop in the pilot ready room, i think most pilots may have been shorter to save fuel. Or maybe men were just shorter back then.

[@AtomicSurf]

Thanks for the comment. I didn't notice the ashtrays. I'll have to watch. I think men were a little shorter then too. Some of the aircraft cockpits would be impossible for me to fly, at 6', like the A-4, harrier, and MIG21. In the F-4, F-14, and F-15 there was plenty of room.

[@dennymk6454]

I did duty on CV-64, the Connie. Great video, thanks

[@CharlieK92004]

6:57 is an new added handicap elevator.

[@danbeuscher9679]

I love the "fly in" at the beginning! Next time, will they let you do a mock Carrier landing?

[@AtomicSurf]

Ahh, someone noticed that! I enjoyed doing that intro. After all, it is an aircraft carrier. I tried to get them to move that F-14, C-2, and A-6, so I could do a proper fixed wing arrested landing, but to no avail.

[@danbeuscher9679]

@@AtomicSurf You must know an Admiral who can make it happen, for the sake of Naval History...

[@bluewaterBill99]

I visited this ship and enjoyed it so much as it was just like the ship I was on USS Intrepid CVS-11 from 68 to 70. I forgot to check out the fan tail my favorite spot on our ship. Is it open for visiting? I check it out if it's open.

[@hallack05]

Great movie :) Nice museum.

[@F4PhantomGaming]

1:31 i like how they have the duck icon next to the "aircraft destroyed on ground" sign, its cool that they acknowledge that the planes were "sitting ducks"

[@coltonnavey8439]

They named the plane ruptured suck because the pilot hit a part on the carrier and made a dent so he liked it so much they named him it

[@F4PhantomGaming]

@@coltonnavey8439I wasn't talking about the b-25, thats a cool bit of history though

[@mikemills3079]

We spent the night on the Yorktown when I was in the Boy Scouts it was truly an awesome experience back in the early 90's

[@clinthenderson3168]

at 12:09 to12:10 you can hear something or someone say "HELLO"... does anyone hear it too...?

[@mikemeyer9831]

I went on the ship back in the late 99's I remembered playing with the ainti aircraft guns on the deck and going on a sub right next to it

[@Nicholas-ze5vv]

I remember this from when I was a kid. It had a distinct smell to it. I'm not sure if they do this now, but we slept and ate where they had. I remember seeing a stain from someone's bloody nose on my sheets, and as a dumb kid, I thought that a WWII soldier had a battle injury and slept on the same bed. It was a massive ship, especially for a little 6 year old.

[@nunyabuziness8421]

It's impossible to imagine that these things were thought up and built and there were so many of them that are sitting on a bottom of the ocean

[@CornPopsDood]

Well, the ones that hit the bottom are almost definitely still there… No need to make that a past tense situation. What a carrier was, & what a carrier is are worlds different today as well. I hope I live long enough to get an open tour like this on an active one of my time.

[@davebowrin7361]

My dad lived in the Charleston area for many years and I vacationed in the Beaufort SC area years ago. Anytime I was in the area I would make it a point to go tour the Yorktown. 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤.

[@ricksadler797]

Great video thank you ❤

[@ww8wv1]

Great tour, thank you.

[@AtomicSurf]

You're welcome!

[@nathanielomg]

I remember going on this for a week in boy scouts it was the coolest thing!

[@DanielSchmidt94521]

Great video

[@JohnShields-xx1yk]

God bless the United States of America. Seeing her makes me stand, hand over heart, looking at our flag and saying the pledge of allegiance to the USA, like we'd do every morning at school. 🇺🇸

[@billknoderer8202]

Thanks! I really enjoyed your video since we can’t travel anymore.

[@AtomicSurf]

You're welcome! That's part of why I do this. Best comment in a while! Try my Kennedy Space Center, Delta Flight Museum (with a 747) and Air Force museum of flight videos too. I took a lot of great 4K 60fps footage of the Cheatham Hill Civil War Battlefield (near Kennesaw Mountain, part of the Atlanta Campaign) with a KZbin video in mind. It was taken around the same time of the year as the actual battle. Would you be interested in watching that if I put it all together?

[@chrismartin3305]

The sub was a neat tour as well when i went also there was a coast guard cutter when i went as well. Were they still open for tours when you went?

[@AtomicSurf]

Hello. The sub was not open when I was there doing this video. I have been on it before and it was nice, although it is rusting away in the water. They tried to sell it to someone who was going to make it a reef but the deal fell through. The cutter was not there.

[@survivalSC]

@@AtomicSurfthe sub is closed from water? I remember going on it many times as a kid. It makes sense that it would rust through at some point. They put it in the mud. Same with Yorktown. It’s so deep in the mud that the rust can’t be stopped. That’s why lower decks are all rusted out now.

[@briancooper2112]

What year was she built? 1943?

[@joshuahughes5647]

why is this B-25 Mitchel not on the Hornet already?

[@williamcoe9200]

Just wanted to say this...the Saratoga cv3 was sunk..but the Saratoga cv60 which i served was decommissioned in 1994 and scrapped

[@detroitboy65]

the M in TBM refers to the manufacturer.

[@wadep9916]

Thanks for the video Sir. Is there a part two? I plan on visiting the Midway in San Diego some time. I toured the battleship Texas, wow could not believe how old that ship was. All the battles she won.

[@AtomicSurf]

Hello. No plans for a part two on the Yorktown. I went just about everywhere that was open. The officers areas were not open, for instance. As I mentioned, I left out the extensive collection of ship models and I did not cover the Medal of Honor exhibit as I wanted to focus on the ship itself and also the aircraft somewhat. I visited the Midway before I started this channel. That's a nice ship, however, they have very little of the engineering spaces open compared to the Yorktown. No boilers or turbines. I got to see the Midway in action out at sea years ago.

[@williamoleschoolarendt7016]

You should visit the USS Alabama and the Drum! Both are well kept and the tours are very informative!!!

[@AtomicSurf]

@@williamoleschoolarendt7016 As a matter of fact, I did visit the USS Alabama and USS Drum earlier this year. Please check my channels for the in depth videos, including better sound with my new external mic.

[@AtomicSurf]

I did visit the USS Alabama and USS Drum earlier this year. Please check my channels for the in depth videos, including better sound with my new external mic.

[@sdevilx1074]

I used to be so confused because of how close this carrier was built to the famous Yorktown which sunk not even a year earlier

[@timothyhouse1622]

It was being built when the other Yorktown was still afloat, but it was named Bon Hamme Richard. They renamed it after the Battle of Midway.

[@toddwall5346]

Gene Roddenberry Star Trek original 1701 the name was Yorktown but it got replaced Enterprise I hope someday Yorktown in Star Trek

[@antonalerte1189]

TBM means manufactured by GM, TBF means manufactured by Grumman. Every manufacturer had a different letter code so U was for Vought, F was for Grumman, D was for Douglas.

[@joshuariddensdale2126]

Yup. When the government decided to have Grumman focus exclusively on Hellcat production, the Avenger went to GM, where they were given the TBM designation.

[@tomdolan9761]

USS Laffey's legendary action off Okinawa is worth reading about.

[@chrisgentry7242]

I would've loved to see a Lexington class or an essex class carrier and bay class escort carriers still in their ww2 configuration.

[@RSDrex]

Going to Privately tour the USS Yorktown was the cofounder of tunnels to towers

[@davidlambert3892]

I toured the Yorktown in 2015. It was really cool! I wished more of it were open. I seem to remember the engine room being closed along with some other areas. I have no idea why.

[@erwinrommel9441]

No u dobt cause u know it wasn't closed u lier

[@nightrider6769]

I toured the USS Lexington in corpus Christi and I'm surprised to see how similar the Yorktown and Lexington are because I went everywhere on the Lexington and a few places I wasn't supposed to go but one thing I wish that they would do is to open up all areas of the ship I don't know why they don't do that they should just leave the whole ship open so people can see every nook and cranny but they box it up and the tours really ain't that great. Is the Yorktown floating or is she sitting on the bottom like that USS Lexington is in corpus Christi?

[@AtomicSurf]

The Yorktown sits in several feet of mud. The tide rises and falls at the lower part of the hull. I have wondered how that will work out long term.

[@survivalSC]

They sunk her in the mud and it’s rusting out the lower decks. Not much they can do. If she was floating then could do repairs.

[@NightyFall]

Ive stayed on that ship for boy scouts. Yes, i mean slept on it. Twice, in fact.

[@AtomicSurf]

Did you hear any ghosts?

[@ConservativeWolf]

Same I got to go for a weekday trip with the scouts. I loved it. It was different back then though.

[@johnross1991]

I spent two nights on the Yorktown back in the early 80's as a Boy Scout. Lots of fun checking out all those ships. As I recall, the Yorktown was in much better condition back then.

[@user-pr9kh9xc3t]

@@AtomicSurf When i went and stayed on the USS Yorktown I didn’t hear any ghosts.

[@josephrodriguez8682]

Same except I did the uss lexington in Corpus christi texas

[@jimwest6571]

Just visited the YORKTOWN in April.

[@pierredecine1936]

Been There - Done That ! I honey-mooned in Charleston in 1990 .

[@michaeldemarco9950]

Ranger, CV-4 survived, and was scrapped. Essex, CV-9 survived, and lasted into the 1970s.

[@stevecoleman7037]

While telling about the Aircraft You called the S2 a C2 The C2 is cargo and people transport (COD) the S2 is AntiSubmarine Warfare The S2 & C1 look alike but the S2 has the search light on the Starboard Wing

[@andreas7136]

Watch the video “Fighting Lady” by Edward Steichen from 1944 about WW2 missions of USS Yorktown (on youtube).

[@SilverLoganX]

Fun fact she sank after the battle of midway 1942 they sank the 4 carriers from the Japanese navy and yourktown sank after the sub attack I'm surprised that they made a replica of the ship and the older ships survived

[@AvengerII]

This Yorktown (CV-10) is NOT a replica of the previous ship (CV-5). It's an Essex-class aircraft carrier, a different design and bigger than the Yorktown-class carrier (CV-5) that it replaced. CV-10 is a namesake ship that replaced an earlier aircraft carrier lost in battle. Three of the preserved Essex-class carrier museum ships (CV-10 Yorktown, CV-12 Hornet, and CV-16 Lexington) are namesakes for earlier carrier designs lost in WW2. Two of those lost carriers were Yorktown class ships (CV-5 Yorktown, CV-8 Hornet). The famous CV-6 USS Enterprise was the only vessel of the Yorktown class that survived World War II intact. She was scrapped between 1958 and 1960. The earlier Lexington (CV-2) lost in the Battle of Coral Sea was the lead ship of her own class, the Lexington class carriers. Her sister ship, CV-3 Saratoga survived WW2 and was sunk in atom bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. They recently scrapped CV-3's namesake, CV-60 Saratoga, which was a Forrestal class supercarrier.

[@SilverLoganX]

@@AvengerII ig they recovered the ship that's neet and yea

[@SilverLoganX]

@@AvengerII btw I know that the lex was sunk at coral sea they found her in 2018

[@tommyhall2768]

My best place in the world love it

[@deanc3362]

Decent video!

[@88mike42]

Saratoga, Enterprise and Ranger were the only prewar carriers to survive WW ll. The first Yorktown was lost at Midway. Seems strange to mention CV-10 among the surviving prewar carriers.

[@jonraybon8582]

It was an absolute shame that none of the prewar carriers survived to be preserved. They either went to the knackers, or got nuked.

[@MrZachary246]

I was here on a Cadet trip for March break. We came from Canada and got to stay aboard for 2 weeks. Just wanna say to anyone who's served, idk how the fuck you ever stomached grits, but good work.

[@survivalSC]

We eat grits in the south. It’s a southern thing.

[@HowardHolland-jv8cx]

Yorktown CV 10 is not the Yorktown CV 5 that went down durning the Battle of Midway. Yorktown CV 10 was lad down as the Bonhom Homme Richard. Renamed after CV 5 went down after I 168 put 2 torpedoes into her. And one torpedoe broke the back of Destroyer Hammand

[@robertpapalia]

Probably the most complete WW2 warship still afloat. A true national memorial.

[@joinjen3854]

More so than the USS Lexington In Corpus?

[@robertpapalia]

@@joinjen3854 Yes

[@timothyhouse1622]

I'd think that distinction would go to the North Carolina, the Alabama and Massachusetts. USS Yorktown went through post war modifications that those three ships didn't.

[@naardri]

Google map location Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Well worth a visit. The museum also has a Patrol Boat, Riverine

[@Steve.Cutler]

FYI, if you go visit this ship in the heat of the summer it is very hot below decks. Still worth it.

[@starwarsfan7740]

That's 20 mins from where I live my uncle served on the original York town

[@AtomicSurf]

Your Uncle served on the original Yorktown sunk at the battle of Midway? Was he aboard for that battle?

[@williamoleschoolarendt7016]

It's amazing how big the ship really is! The hangar is really long wow!

[@AtomicSurf]

Yep, that's why I did the full hanger walk instead of just showing pieces of it in different clips.

[@williamoleschoolarendt7016]

@@AtomicSurf yeah I definitely want to see a aircraft carrier in person! I've seen the USS Alabama and Drum and I've seen the Texas! But I definitely want to see a carrier! It's amazing how big the ships are!!!!

[@jacktheripper4518]

@@AtomicSurf Very good video quality, which camera was used to shoot the video? Or to which phone?

[@cjdavis2684]

I remember visiting this museum when I graduated High School. would really like to visit it again. one thing I do wish they would stop doing in painting the inside of the canopies of the planes. it ruins them. The Trackers did fly from Yorktown when she was a subhunter. so did the skyhawk. the Intruder, F-14 and them did not but several others did

[@danbeuscher9679]

What is that blue flag?

[@AtomicSurf]

The U.S. Navy Flag.

[@danbeuscher9679]

@@AtomicSurf I grew up on a Navy Base and do not remember ever seeing that flag! Thanks for the info!

[@autiovaa5255]

The blue flag at the beginning is South Carolina's flag

[@CornPopsDood]

So we’ve got 2500-3500ft carriers now? C’mon man. Running just off memory, & before coffee, I’m wanting to say the largest known currently would be the the Ford/Vinson runnin about 1200ft roughly.

[@bobkohl6779]

Halsey tried to raise money to save CV-6, unsuccessfully. That was a 1.1 anti aircraft mount

[@victorboucher675]

@21:36 "..a lot of dental chairs on board." Maybe all of those Coke machines ...waddda u think?

[@stephenchaiser5082]

I got to tour all 3 ships docked there with my father and Son

[@Reginald-Montgomery-Astird-III]

It was a crime to scrap CV-6, it deserved the same reverence given to the Constitution or the 2nd generation Constellation. The Enterprise was America's greatest warship in my opinion and it's not even close.

[@robertmcnearny9222]

I am Really bummed they didnt save the Entertrise. It was the top ship od WW2.

[@nunyabuziness8421]

The intrepid still survives too

[@geraldschilli8870]

That C-2 was a sub hunting aircraft.

[@usssaratogacv-3715]

"i need this ship, idm if you patch the deck with wood, yorktown will sail in 72 hours"

[@AtomicSurf]

That was the earlier Yorktown, CV-5

[@usssaratogacv-3715]

@@AtomicSurf ikr

[@usssaratogacv-3715]

@@AtomicSurf my comment is from midway reference

[@AtomicSurf]

Yes, I know, but that was a different Yorktown, CV-5, which was sunk at Midway. This is the next Yorktown commissioned in 1943. Both Yorktown's have great records.

[@jakekorach7591]

I got to stay on the Yorktown for a weekend a long time ago in Boy Scouts we got to sleep and eat on the shit it was a great time

[@wingnutjack9463]

i am looking for info on the shenedoah-AD26, my dad was on that one

[@angelagoode7107]

As someone as in South Carolina RN i can see from my hotel

[@ty2u]

The USS Intrepid CVS-11 survived WWII and I served aboard her in the Vietnam war.

[@AtomicSurf]

Yes, the second oldest remaining Aircraft Carrier.

[@ventile685]

@@AtomicSurf I was on Yorktown 1961 to 1964 Glenn Kennedy worked in Air.,Operation Enjoyed visiting

[@AtomicSurf]

That's cool. Not many people get to have their ships survive so long.

[@michaelwallace7192]

There is allso the career midway

[@benjaminrush4443]

Too bad they didn't save the Enterprize. Like they returned a couple of A A Guns. Thanks.

[@mullcrumthesage6303]

I though the Yorktown was sunken.

[@rubberband1510]

not as good as the USS midway tour but its still nice. Keith from GA

[@damianreyesavila3402]

.it Will Be Saturday August 12,2023.😐.

[@ventile685]

I was station 1961to1964

[@Natibe_]

That poor ship, she looks like she needs a lot of work done. She’s kitted out, too, with a lot of kitschy nonsense, I’d have loved to see what she actually looked like back in the day, maybe with a better representative fleet of planes that actually could’ve flown from her. Someone needs to remind SC that they should really find and fund their history guys. Hell, Texas too, the USS Texas is barely afloat herself. neither seem to spend their money too wisely.

[@AtomicSurf]

The Yorktown is fully painted on the outside for the first time in decades. Her deck was re-surfaced a few years ago. She looks better than she has for several years based on my visits. There is only so much money available. Every type of plane that flew off of her in WWII is on display on the hanger deck. Maybe you were touring Fort Sumter and not the Yorktown...

[@williamoleschoolarendt7016]

You are right about the Texas! I'm really disappointed in the State of Texas for not taking care of the ship! She is the last Dreadnought and if they don't do something soon she will end up on the bottom! My favorite Battle ship is the USS Alabama with the Texas my number two favorite! The Drum is my favorite Submarine. But the Alabama and the Drum are very well kept! Both are very clean and the paint never looks to old! But the Texas needs to be dry docked and completely redone because the whole bottom of the ship is rotting away! They have only half assed patched it a few times and they never completely overhauled the bottom like they should have done! All of the main I beams under the outer skin are also rotted which is why they are scared to move her to dry dock! They are worried that the whole bottom will cave in! Absolutely sickening! I wish I hit the lottery or was just plain rich because I would buy her and have her completely done! Hell afterwards I'd even live on board!

[@AtomicSurf]

I have a great USS Alabama video processing for the second time on KZbin. They have had many problems processing 4K videos lately. Stay tuned, it might show up in the next couple days.

[@williamoleschoolarendt7016]

@@AtomicSurf cool can't wait! Thanks!

[@nsiroisfd]

The Yorktown sank during the battle of Midway...

[@christpherhill1398]

the f-14 tomcat is my number one favorite navel plane

[@robertyoung3992]

naval

[@Charles-k5t]

Very sad to see how rusted the flight deck is

[@keatonsparksvideoproductions]

The uss yorktown was sunk though As it was being towed back to pearl harbor and Japanese submarine snuck up and torpedoed it