USS Yorktown CV-10 pic

29aholic · Mar 25, 2009

Another pic from the trip to SC.

This is the 4th ship to bear the Yorktown name. This one is CV-10 which is the 10th Essex class carrier built during WWII.

USS Yorktown CV-5 was sunk during the battle at Coral Sea.
Interestingly, CV-10 was originally to be christened the Bon Homme Richard, but changed to Yorktown.
The Bon Homme Richard became CV-31 christened in 1944.
My Uncle Mike served on the "Bonny Dick" in the 50's

29aholic · Mar 25, 2009

Another pic from the trip to SC.

This is the 4th ship to bear the Yorktown name. This one is CV-10 which is the 10th Essex class carrier built during WWII.

USS Yorktown CV-5 was sunk during the battle at Coral Sea.
Interestingly, CV-10 was originally to be christened the Bon Homme Richard, but changed to Yorktown.
The Bon Homme Richard became CV-31 christened in 1944.
My Uncle Mike served on the "Bonny Dick" in the 50's

David LaPell · Mar 25, 2009

Actually, the USS Lexington (Saratoga class) was sunk at the battle of Coral Sea, the Yorktown was damaged. She was sunk however at the Battle of Midway.

deadin · Mar 25, 2009

I served on the Yorktown 1960-61. Really makes me feel old knowing it's now a museum.

News Shooter · Mar 25, 2009

When I lived there in the late 70's they filmed a nuclear apocalypse made for TV movie in Charleston and the money shot of the bomb going off was from the Yorktown.

ingmansinc · Mar 25, 2009

Originally posted by deadin:
I served on the Yorktown 1960-61. Really makes me feel old knowing it's now a museum.

What is the purpose of the ladder to no where on the stern? My wife and I visited this carrier on veterans day last fall. It was very interesting.

deadin · Mar 25, 2009

What is the purpose of the ladder to no where on the stern?

I have no idea. I don't remember it being there when I was aboard. A way to get to the flight deck from the fantail??
I do know that if the Navy put anything on a ship, they also made a way for it to be climbed for painting.

ingmansinc · Mar 25, 2009

Originally posted by deadin:

What is the purpose of the ladder to no where on the stern?

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I have no idea. I don't remember it being there when I was aboard. A way to get to the flight deck from the fantail??
I do know that if the Navy put anything on a ship, they also made a way for it to be climbed for painting.

I can't figure why it went below the fantail.

On the day we visited the Yorktown there was a retired pilot on the flight deck that was telling people about the ship. He didn't work for the museum, but rather just came out and volunteered his time.

29aholic · Mar 25, 2009

Originally posted by ingmansinc:

Originally posted by deadin:

What is the purpose of the ladder to no where on the stern?

Click to expand...

I have no idea. I don't remember it being there when I was aboard. A way to get to the flight deck from the fantail??
I do know that if the Navy put anything on a ship, they also made a way for it to be climbed for painting.

Click to expand...

I can't figure why it went below the fantail.

On the day we visited the Yorktown there was a retired pilot on the flight deck that was telling people about the ship. He didn't work for the museum, but rather just came out and volunteered his time.

Did you also go on the Clamagore while you were down there??

For further info...this museum is at Patriot's Point SC as you are going onto Sullivan's Island

ditrina · Mar 25, 2009

Originally posted by David LaPell:
Actually, the USS Lexington (Saratoga class) was sunk at the battle of Coral Sea, the Yorktown was damaged. She was sunk however at the Battle of Midway.

I did 3 months on board the Lexington out of Pensicola covering Carrier Flight training, carrier qual for new pilots first landing on a moving ship..

( HELO CREW ) flying Plane guard..

They were flying A-6's ( Scooters)as I recall..
It still had a wooden flight deck, but had been refitted for an angled capapult from a straight deck flight deck..

Faulkner · Mar 25, 2009

Originally posted by 29aholic:
This is the 4th ship to bear the Yorktown name. This one is CV-10 which is the 10th Essex class carrier built during WWII.

Great picture, I love the classic lines of an Essex class carrier.

Actually, the U.S.S. Yorktown (CV-10) was the 3rd Essex class carrier commissioned following the CV-9 Essex, and CV-16 Lexington.

She was the 10th CV of the fleet following the prewar built carriers:

CV-1 Langly
CV-2 Lexington
CV-3 Saratoga
CV-4 Ranger
CV-5 Yorktown
CV-6 Enterprise
CV-7 Wasp
CV-8 Hornet

Then the Essex class started with CV-9.

klondike · Mar 25, 2009

What is the purpose of the ladder to no where on the stern?

Its obviously for the waterskiers.

deadin · Mar 25, 2009

Its obviously for the waterskiers.

Reminds me of the old joke about the galley slave master telling the crew that he had good news and bad news.
The good news was they were going to get an extra ration for lunch.
The bad news was the captain wanted to go water skiing that afternoon.

DJINCO · Mar 25, 2009

It's the lights used to line up the slope for landing. Too low and the lights are red. Too high and they are red. Right in and they are green.

I know that seeing your old ship as a museum is bad; my first ship is set to be sunk as a target... USS Independence (1977-1981).

deadin · Mar 25, 2009

my first ship is set to be sunk as a target... USS Independence (1977-1981).

My second ship is now razor blades (scrapped) USS Coral Sea (CVA-43, 1961-62) and my third has just been decommissioned, USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67, 1973-74)
Oh Well.................

lcdrdanr · Mar 25, 2009

My first ship I was on after boot camp was USS Bunker Hill (CV17), tied up at North Island and they were doing shock tests to the hull to see if it could be safely towed to Washington to be scrapped. I was the guy that brought the CPO's coffe to them.
Then, USS Ticonderoga, (CV 14), later CVS, now scrapped to razor blades.
Then, USS Julius A. Furer FFG-6, sold to Pakistan, taken back and used as a target ship, Sunk
And USS Jesse L. Brown (FF 1089)Decommissioned and sold to Egypt.

But wait, thats not all:
Basic training, NTC San Diego, Now closed and given to the City of San Diego
'A' School, SSC, NTC San Diego, Ditto
ComFairSDiego, Disestablished after Vietnam
NROTC Unit, Univ of New Mexico, Disestablished
Defense Nuclear Agency, Nuclear Test Site, Camp Mercury, Nevada Closed
NAS Chase Field, Beeville, Texas Disestablished and turned over to the State of Texas as a Prison

I guess that's our peace dividend

Dan R

deadin · Mar 25, 2009

Hey Dan,
Maybe we should recall you to active duty and send you to Iraq. That just might shut it down.

29aholic · Mar 25, 2009

OK swabbies

what does CV mean??
IMSC it doesnt mean carrier vessel

RonJon · Mar 25, 2009

Originally posted by deadin:
I served on the Yorktown 1960-61. Really makes me feel old knowing it's now a museum.

I served on the U.S.S. Essex from 1962-1964 when she was CVS-9 (formerly CV-9). Got myself involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis on her.

Think of how old I feel since she was scrapped for razor blades about 1975!

Ron

liamsw · Mar 26, 2009

What is the purpose of the ladder to no where on the stern? My wife and I visited this carrier on veterans day last fall. It was very interesting.

I'm pretty sure it's a landing aid for pilots ... it lines up with the landing centerline, and has or had lights on it for night ops.

Liam

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