http://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=Yorktown-class_aircraft_carrier&feed=atom&action=historyYorktown-class aircraft carrier - Revision history2024-03-29T06:14:59ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.36.2http://www.stardestroyer.net/wiki/index.php?title=Yorktown-class_aircraft_carrier&diff=27364&oldid=prevIsolder74: /* Related Class */2017-08-02T02:47:17Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Related Class</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The ship was not as capable and too easily damaged in combat. The USS ''Wasp'' sank after taking only 3 torpedo hits from a Japanese submarine. For perspective, at the Battle of Midway, USS ''Yorktown'' took 3 bomb hits and 2 torpedo hits and stayed in a salvageable state. It took an additional 6 torpedoes from a sub attack to finally sink the ship. Looking at how much punishment USS'' Hornet'' managed to endure at Santa Cruz (4 torpedo hits, 5 bomb strikes and 2 suicide aircraft then 9 additional torpedoes followed by over 400 5-inch shells in the scuttling attempt) just adds to the disparity of the difference between the ''Wasp''-class and the ''Yorktown''-class.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The ship was not as capable and too easily damaged in combat. The USS ''Wasp'' sank after taking only 3 torpedo hits from a Japanese submarine. For perspective, at the Battle of Midway, USS ''Yorktown'' took 3 bomb hits and 2 torpedo hits and stayed in a salvageable state. It took an additional 6 torpedoes from a sub attack to finally sink the ship. Looking at how much punishment USS'' Hornet'' managed to endure at Santa Cruz (4 torpedo hits, 5 bomb strikes and 2 suicide aircraft then 9 additional torpedoes followed by over 400 5-inch shells in the scuttling attempt) just adds to the disparity of the difference between the ''Wasp''-class and the ''Yorktown''-class.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All three ships of this class were heavily involved in the Pacific Theater of WWII. The ''Yorktown'' was reported sunk by the Japanese on more then one occasion, but due to the technical prowess and skill of the US Navy, damage control crews were able to repeatedly bring the ship back to operational status, much to the surprise of the [[Japan|Japanese]] Navy. Despite being heavily damaged during the Battle of Coral Sea (damaged enough that the Japanese had assumed she'd been sunk), the US Navy was able to repair her in time for the ship to be fully operational at the Battle of Midway. In fact, during the Battle of Midway, the ship was reported sunk twice, once as itself and then again assumed to be the ''Enterprise''. This was because the ship's damage control teams had repaired the ship to the point that it looked undamaged from the air. The ''Yorktown'' was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-168 during an attempt to salvage the ship after the battle. The Japanese sub captain misidentified the ''Yorktown'' as the USS ''Hornet'', leading the Japanese to believe they had managed to sink all three American carriers at Midway. This was quickly found to be incorrect. The Japanese nicknamed the ''Yorktown'' "The Blue Ghost" because of how many times it had seemingly returned from the dead. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All three ships of this class were heavily involved in the Pacific Theater of WWII. The ''Yorktown'' was reported sunk by the Japanese on more then one occasion, but due to the technical prowess and skill of the US Navy, damage control crews were able to repeatedly bring the ship back to operational status, much to the surprise of the [[Japan|Japanese]] Navy. Despite being heavily damaged during the Battle of Coral Sea (damaged enough that the Japanese had assumed she'd been sunk), the US Navy was able to repair her in time for the ship to be fully operational at the Battle of Midway<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(in just 3 days of miraculous yard work)</ins>. In fact, during the Battle of Midway, the ship was reported sunk twice, once as itself and then again assumed to be the ''Enterprise''. This was because the ship's damage control teams had repaired the ship to the point that it looked undamaged from the air. The ''Yorktown'' was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-168 during an attempt to salvage the ship after the battle. The Japanese sub captain misidentified the ''Yorktown'' as the USS ''Hornet'', leading the Japanese to believe they had managed to sink all three American carriers at Midway. This was quickly found to be incorrect. The Japanese nicknamed the ''Yorktown'' "The Blue Ghost" because of how many times it had seemingly returned from the dead. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The USS ''Hornet'' fought hard during the war as well. Like her sister ship ''Yorktown'', she also was able to handle massive battle damage. The most famous operation involving the ''Hornet'' was the Doolittle Raid. Supported by the ''Enterprise'', the ''Hornet'' launched sixteen B-25 light [[bomber]]s for an attack on the Japanese capital of Tokyo. The impact of this attack lead to the Japanese Navy escalating their plans for Operation-MI, leading to the Americans ambushing and destroying their carrier force supporting the attack on Midway Island. The ''Hornet'' was heavily engaged with the Japanese Navy until battle damage during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, where the ship was forced to be abandoned. Despite repeated attempts to scuttle the ship, she refused to sink until torpedoed by several Japanese [[Destroyer|destroyers]]. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The USS ''Hornet'' fought hard during the war as well. Like her sister ship ''Yorktown'', she also was able to handle massive battle damage. The most famous operation involving the ''Hornet'' was the Doolittle Raid. Supported by the ''Enterprise'', the ''Hornet'' launched sixteen B-25 light [[bomber]]s for an attack on the Japanese capital of Tokyo. The impact of this attack lead to the Japanese Navy escalating their plans for Operation-MI, leading to the Americans ambushing and destroying their carrier force supporting the attack on Midway Island. The ''Hornet'' was heavily engaged with the Japanese Navy until battle damage during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, where the ship was forced to be abandoned. Despite repeated attempts to scuttle the ship, she refused to sink until torpedoed by several Japanese [[Destroyer|destroyers]]. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During the mid 1920's, the [[United States]] along with other naval powers were building up a heavy fleet of new [[battleship]]s and battlecruisers. As a response to the Washington Arms Treaty, the [[United States Navy|US Navy]] converted the construction of their already under-construction ''Yorktown''-class battlecruisers from warships over to [[carrier|aircraft carriers]]. Since the hulls of these vessels were less complete then the [[Lexington-class aircraft carrier]]s, they were able to design them into fully purpose-built carriers allowing larger <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">airings </del>then the larger in size ''Lexington''-class vessels. Because of their original layout as battlecruisers, these ships had excellent hull armor and internal compartmentalization. This gave all of the ships in this class legendary survivability in combat.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During the mid 1920's, the [[United States]] along with other naval powers were building up a heavy fleet of new [[battleship]]s and battlecruisers. As a response to the Washington Arms Treaty, the [[United States Navy|US Navy]] converted the construction of their already under-construction ''Yorktown''-class battlecruisers from warships over to [[carrier|aircraft carriers]]. Since the hulls of these vessels were less complete then the [[Lexington-class aircraft carrier]]s, they were able to design them into fully purpose-built carriers allowing larger <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">airwings </ins>then the larger in size ''Lexington''-class vessels. Because of their original layout as battlecruisers, these ships had excellent hull armor and internal compartmentalization. This gave all of the ships in this class legendary survivability in combat.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All three ships of this class were heavily involved in the Pacific Theater of WWII. The ''Yorktown'' was reported sunk by the Japanese on more then one occasion, but due to the technical prowess and skill of the US Navy, damage control crews were able to repeatedly bring the ship back to operational status, much to the surprise of the [[Japan|Japanese]] Navy. Despite being heavily damaged during the Battle of Coral Sea (damaged enough that the Japanese had assumed she'd been sunk), the US Navy was able to repair her in time for the ship to be fully operational at the Battle of Midway. In fact, during the Battle of Midway, the ship was reported sunk twice, once as itself and then again assumed to be the ''Enterprise''. This was because the ship's damage control teams had repaired the ship to the point that it looked undamaged from the air. The ''Yorktown'' was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-168 during an attempt to salvage the ship after the battle. The Japanese sub captain misidentified the ''Yorktown'' as the USS ''Hornet'', leading the Japanese to believe they had managed to sink all three American carriers at Midway. This was quickly found to be incorrect. The Japanese nicknamed the ''Yorktown'' "The Blue Ghost" because of how many times it had seemingly returned from the dead. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All three ships of this class were heavily involved in the Pacific Theater of WWII. The ''Yorktown'' was reported sunk by the Japanese on more then one occasion, but due to the technical prowess and skill of the US Navy, damage control crews were able to repeatedly bring the ship back to operational status, much to the surprise of the [[Japan|Japanese]] Navy. Despite being heavily damaged during the Battle of Coral Sea (damaged enough that the Japanese had assumed she'd been sunk), the US Navy was able to repair her in time for the ship to be fully operational at the Battle of Midway. In fact, during the Battle of Midway, the ship was reported sunk twice, once as itself and then again assumed to be the ''Enterprise''. This was because the ship's damage control teams had repaired the ship to the point that it looked undamaged from the air. The ''Yorktown'' was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-168 during an attempt to salvage the ship after the battle. The Japanese sub captain misidentified the ''Yorktown'' as the USS ''Hornet'', leading the Japanese to believe they had managed to sink all three American carriers at Midway. This was quickly found to be incorrect. The Japanese nicknamed the ''Yorktown'' "The Blue Ghost" because of how many times it had seemingly returned from the dead. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During the mid 1920's, the [[United States]] along with other naval powers were building up a heavy fleet of new [[battleship]]s and battlecruisers. As a response to the Washington Arms Treaty, the [[United States Navy|US Navy]] converted the construction of their already under-construction ''Yorktown''-class battlecruisers from warships over to [[carrier|aircraft carriers]]. Since the hulls of these vessels were less complete then the [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''Lexington''-class ships|</del>Lexington-class aircraft carrier]], they were able to design them into fully purpose-built carriers allowing larger airings then the larger in size ''Lexington''-class vessels. Because of their original layout as battlecruisers, these ships had excellent hull armor and internal compartmentalization. This gave all of the ships in this class legendary survivability in combat.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During the mid 1920's, the [[United States]] along with other naval powers were building up a heavy fleet of new [[battleship]]s and battlecruisers. As a response to the Washington Arms Treaty, the [[United States Navy|US Navy]] converted the construction of their already under-construction ''Yorktown''-class battlecruisers from warships over to [[carrier|aircraft carriers]]. Since the hulls of these vessels were less complete then the [[Lexington-class aircraft carrier]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">s</ins>, they were able to design them into fully purpose-built carriers allowing larger airings then the larger in size ''Lexington''-class vessels. Because of their original layout as battlecruisers, these ships had excellent hull armor and internal compartmentalization. This gave all of the ships in this class legendary survivability in combat.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All three ships of this class were heavily involved in the Pacific Theater of WWII. The ''Yorktown'' was reported sunk by the Japanese on more then one occasion, but due to the technical prowess and skill of the US Navy, damage control crews were able to repeatedly bring the ship back to operational status, much to the surprise of the [[Japan|Japanese]] Navy. Despite being heavily damaged during the Battle of Coral Sea (damaged enough that the Japanese had assumed she'd been sunk), the US Navy was able to repair her in time for the ship to be fully operational at the Battle of Midway. In fact, during the Battle of Midway, the ship was reported sunk twice, once as itself and then again assumed to be the ''Enterprise''. This was because the ship's damage control teams had repaired the ship to the point that it looked undamaged from the air. The ''Yorktown'' was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-168 during an attempt to salvage the ship after the battle. The Japanese sub captain misidentified the ''Yorktown'' as the USS ''Hornet'', leading the Japanese to believe they had managed to sink all three American carriers at Midway. This was quickly found to be incorrect. The Japanese nicknamed the ''Yorktown'' "The Blue Ghost" because of how many times it had seemingly returned from the dead. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All three ships of this class were heavily involved in the Pacific Theater of WWII. The ''Yorktown'' was reported sunk by the Japanese on more then one occasion, but due to the technical prowess and skill of the US Navy, damage control crews were able to repeatedly bring the ship back to operational status, much to the surprise of the [[Japan|Japanese]] Navy. Despite being heavily damaged during the Battle of Coral Sea (damaged enough that the Japanese had assumed she'd been sunk), the US Navy was able to repair her in time for the ship to be fully operational at the Battle of Midway. In fact, during the Battle of Midway, the ship was reported sunk twice, once as itself and then again assumed to be the ''Enterprise''. This was because the ship's damage control teams had repaired the ship to the point that it looked undamaged from the air. The ''Yorktown'' was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-168 during an attempt to salvage the ship after the battle. The Japanese sub captain misidentified the ''Yorktown'' as the USS ''Hornet'', leading the Japanese to believe they had managed to sink all three American carriers at Midway. This was quickly found to be incorrect. The Japanese nicknamed the ''Yorktown'' "The Blue Ghost" because of how many times it had seemingly returned from the dead. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During the mid 1920's, the [[United States]] along with other naval powers were building up a heavy fleet of new [[battleship]]s and battlecruisers. As a response to the Washington Arms Treaty, the [[United States Navy|US Navy]] converted the construction of their already under-construction ''Yorktown''-class battlecruisers from warships over to [[carrier|aircraft carriers]]. Since the hulls of these vessels were less complete then the ''Lexington''-class ships, they were able to design them into fully purpose-built carriers allowing larger <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">airwings </del>then the larger in size ''Lexington''-class vessels. Because of their original layout as battlecruisers, these ships had excellent hull armor and internal compartmentalization. This gave all of the ships in this class legendary survivability in combat.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During the mid 1920's, the [[United States]] along with other naval powers were building up a heavy fleet of new [[battleship]]s and battlecruisers. As a response to the Washington Arms Treaty, the [[United States Navy|US Navy]] converted the construction of their already under-construction ''Yorktown''-class battlecruisers from warships over to [[carrier|aircraft carriers]]. Since the hulls of these vessels were less complete then the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>''Lexington''-class ships<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|Lexington-class aircraft carrier]]</ins>, they were able to design them into fully purpose-built carriers allowing larger <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">airings </ins>then the larger in size ''Lexington''-class vessels. Because of their original layout as battlecruisers, these ships had excellent hull armor and internal compartmentalization. This gave all of the ships in this class legendary survivability in combat.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All three ships of this class were heavily involved in the Pacific Theater of WWII. The ''Yorktown'' was reported sunk by the Japanese on more then one occasion, but due to the technical prowess and skill of the US Navy, damage control crews were able to repeatedly bring the ship back to operational status, much to the surprise of the [[Japan|Japanese]] Navy. Despite being heavily damaged during the Battle of Coral Sea (damaged enough that the Japanese had assumed she'd been sunk), the US Navy was able to repair her in time for the ship to be fully operational at the Battle of Midway. In fact, during the Battle of Midway, the ship was reported sunk twice, once as itself and then again assumed to be the ''Enterprise''. This was because the ship's damage control teams had repaired the ship to the point that it looked undamaged from the air. The ''Yorktown'' was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-168 during an attempt to salvage the ship after the battle. The Japanese sub captain misidentified the ''Yorktown'' as the USS ''Hornet'', leading the Japanese to believe they had managed to sink all three American carriers at Midway. This was quickly found to be incorrect. The Japanese nicknamed the ''Yorktown'' "The Blue Ghost" because of how many times it had seemingly returned from the dead. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All three ships of this class were heavily involved in the Pacific Theater of WWII. The ''Yorktown'' was reported sunk by the Japanese on more then one occasion, but due to the technical prowess and skill of the US Navy, damage control crews were able to repeatedly bring the ship back to operational status, much to the surprise of the [[Japan|Japanese]] Navy. Despite being heavily damaged during the Battle of Coral Sea (damaged enough that the Japanese had assumed she'd been sunk), the US Navy was able to repair her in time for the ship to be fully operational at the Battle of Midway. In fact, during the Battle of Midway, the ship was reported sunk twice, once as itself and then again assumed to be the ''Enterprise''. This was because the ship's damage control teams had repaired the ship to the point that it looked undamaged from the air. The ''Yorktown'' was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-168 during an attempt to salvage the ship after the battle. The Japanese sub captain misidentified the ''Yorktown'' as the USS ''Hornet'', leading the Japanese to believe they had managed to sink all three American carriers at Midway. This was quickly found to be incorrect. The Japanese nicknamed the ''Yorktown'' "The Blue Ghost" because of how many times it had seemingly returned from the dead. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During the mid 1920's, the [[United States]] along with other naval powers were building up a heavy fleet of new [[battleship]]s and battlecruisers. As a response to the Washington Arms Treaty, the [[United States Navy|US Navy]] converted the construction of their already under-construction ''Yorktown''-class battlecruisers from warships over to [[carrier|aircraft carriers]]. Since the hulls of these vessels were less complete then the ''Lexington''-class ships, they were able to design them into fully purpose-built carriers allowing larger airwings then the larger in size ''Lexington''-class vessels. Because of their original layout as battlecruisers, these ships had excellent hull armor and internal compartmentalization. This gave all of the ships in this class legendary survivability in combat.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>During the mid 1920's, the [[United States]] along with other naval powers were building up a heavy fleet of new [[battleship]]s and battlecruisers. As a response to the Washington Arms Treaty, the [[United States Navy|US Navy]] converted the construction of their already under-construction ''Yorktown''-class battlecruisers from warships over to [[carrier|aircraft carriers]]. Since the hulls of these vessels were less complete then the ''Lexington''-class ships, they were able to design them into fully purpose-built carriers allowing larger airwings then the larger in size ''Lexington''-class vessels. Because of their original layout as battlecruisers, these ships had excellent hull armor and internal compartmentalization. This gave all of the ships in this class legendary survivability in combat.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All three ships of this class were heavily involved in the Pacific Theater of WWII. The ''Yorktown'' was reported sunk by the Japanese on more then one occasion, but due to the technical prowess and skill of the US Navy, damage control crews were able to bring the ship back to operational status, much to the surprise of the [[Japan|Japanese]] Navy. Despite being heavily damaged during the Battle of Coral Sea (damaged enough that the Japanese had assumed she'd been sunk), the US Navy was able to repair her in time for the ship to be fully operational at the Battle of Midway. In fact, during the Battle of Midway, the ship was reported sunk twice, once as itself and then again assumed to be the ''Enterprise''. This was because the ship's damage control teams had repaired the ship to the point that it looked undamaged from the air. The ''Yorktown'' was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-168 during an attempt to salvage the ship after the battle. The Japanese sub captain misidentified the ''Yorktown'' as the USS ''Hornet'', leading the Japanese to believe they had managed to sink all three American carriers at Midway. This was quickly found to be incorrect. The Japanese nicknamed the ''Yorktown'' "The Blue Ghost" because of how many times it had seemingly returned from the dead. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All three ships of this class were heavily involved in the Pacific Theater of WWII. The ''Yorktown'' was reported sunk by the Japanese on more then one occasion, but due to the technical prowess and skill of the US Navy, damage control crews were able to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">repeatedly </ins>bring the ship back to operational status, much to the surprise of the [[Japan|Japanese]] Navy. Despite being heavily damaged during the Battle of Coral Sea (damaged enough that the Japanese had assumed she'd been sunk), the US Navy was able to repair her in time for the ship to be fully operational at the Battle of Midway. In fact, during the Battle of Midway, the ship was reported sunk twice, once as itself and then again assumed to be the ''Enterprise''. This was because the ship's damage control teams had repaired the ship to the point that it looked undamaged from the air. The ''Yorktown'' was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-168 during an attempt to salvage the ship after the battle. The Japanese sub captain misidentified the ''Yorktown'' as the USS ''Hornet'', leading the Japanese to believe they had managed to sink all three American carriers at Midway. This was quickly found to be incorrect. The Japanese nicknamed the ''Yorktown'' "The Blue Ghost" because of how many times it had seemingly returned from the dead. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The USS ''Hornet'' fought hard during the war as well. Like her sister ship ''Yorktown'', she also was able to handle massive battle damage. The most famous operation involving the ''Hornet'' was the Doolittle Raid. Supported by the ''Enterprise'', the ''Hornet'' launched sixteen B-25 light [[bomber]]s for an attack on the Japanese capital of Tokyo. The impact of this attack lead to the Japanese Navy escalating their plans for Operation-MI, leading to the Americans ambushing and destroying their carrier force supporting the attack on Midway Island. The ''Hornet'' was heavily engaged with the Japanese Navy until battle damage during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, where the ship was forced to be abandoned. Despite repeated attempts to scuttle the ship, she refused to sink until torpedoed by several Japanese [[Destroyer|destroyers]]. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The USS ''Hornet'' fought hard during the war as well. Like her sister ship ''Yorktown'', she also was able to handle massive battle damage. The most famous operation involving the ''Hornet'' was the Doolittle Raid. Supported by the ''Enterprise'', the ''Hornet'' launched sixteen B-25 light [[bomber]]s for an attack on the Japanese capital of Tokyo. The impact of this attack lead to the Japanese Navy escalating their plans for Operation-MI, leading to the Americans ambushing and destroying their carrier force supporting the attack on Midway Island. The ''Hornet'' was heavily engaged with the Japanese Navy until battle damage during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, where the ship was forced to be abandoned. Despite repeated attempts to scuttle the ship, she refused to sink until torpedoed by several Japanese [[Destroyer|destroyers]]. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''USS ''Wasp'' CV-7''' <br /> </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''USS ''Wasp'' CV-7''' <br /> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The ''Wasp''-Class is a ''Yorktown''-class vessel that was finished as a smaller design due to new treaty restrictions with limited success. The treaty was the London Arms Treaty (1930). Part of the reason for the new restrictions was the politicians of various Washington Arms signatories not seeing aircraft carriers as viable warships but the converting of battlecruisers and battleships over to them a loophole in the treaty, as they feared the hulls being later ''converted back'' into battlecruisers. This lead to setting a tonnage limit for carriers to 20,000 ton operational limit, double the limit for cruisers under the Washington Arms treaty. This of course showed that the politicians did not understand the engineering differences between an aircraft carrier and a fighting ship. In most cases, once a ship had been finished as an aircraft carrier, so many changes had been made to the ship interior spaces that it would be physically impractical to convert it back into a gunship again. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The ''Wasp''-Class is a ''Yorktown''-class vessel that was finished as a smaller design due to new treaty restrictions with limited success. The treaty was the London Arms Treaty (1930). Part of the reason for the new restrictions was the politicians of various Washington Arms signatories not seeing aircraft carriers as viable warships but the converting of battlecruisers and battleships over to them a loophole in the treaty, as they feared the hulls being later ''converted back'' into battlecruisers. This lead to setting a tonnage limit for carriers to 20,000 ton operational limit, double the limit for cruisers under the Washington Arms treaty. This of course showed that the politicians did not understand the engineering differences between an aircraft carrier and a fighting ship. In most cases, once a ship had been finished as an aircraft carrier, so many changes had been made to the ship<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'s </ins>interior spaces that it would be physically impractical to convert it back into a gunship again. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The design tried to retain the same aircraft compliment, deck size and operating range of the ''Yorktown''-class with a much lower displacement (19,116 long tons fully loaded). This meant that the design was lacking key features, such as a central elevator (replaced by a gantry crane, which was useless in all but calm seas) and one less steam boiler. It also lacked much of the ''Yorktown''-class's internal compartmentalization and had very little armor plating. Its lower tonnage did end up giving it a max speed of 29.5 Knots at least making it capable of operating with the other ''Yorktown''-class carriers on at least an operational level without slowing them down too much. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The design tried to retain the same aircraft compliment, deck size and operating range of the ''Yorktown''-class with a much lower displacement (19,116 long tons fully loaded). This meant that the design was lacking key features, such as a central elevator (replaced by a gantry crane, which was useless in all but calm seas) and one less steam boiler. It also lacked much of the ''Yorktown''-class's internal compartmentalization and had very little armor plating. Its lower tonnage did end up giving it a max speed of 29.5 Knots at least making it capable of operating with the other ''Yorktown''-class carriers on at least an operational level without slowing them down too much. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The ''Wasp''-Class is a ''Yorktown''-class vessel that was finished as a smaller design due to new treaty restrictions with limited success. The treaty was the London Arms Treaty (1930). Part of the reason for the new restrictions was the politicians of various Washington Arms signatories not seeing aircraft carriers as viable warships but the converting of battlecruisers and battleships over to them a loophole in the treaty, as they feared the hulls being later ''converted back'' into battlecruisers. This lead to setting a tonnage limit for carriers to 20,000 ton operational limit, double the limit for cruisers under the Washington Arms treaty. This of course showed that the politicians did not understand the engineering differences between an aircraft carrier and a fighting ship. In most cases once a ship had been finished as an aircraft carrier so many changes had been made to the ship interior spaces that it would be physically impractical to convert <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an aircraft carrier </del>into a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">fighting ship </del>again. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The ''Wasp''-Class is a ''Yorktown''-class vessel that was finished as a smaller design due to new treaty restrictions with limited success. The treaty was the London Arms Treaty (1930). Part of the reason for the new restrictions was the politicians of various Washington Arms signatories not seeing aircraft carriers as viable warships but the converting of battlecruisers and battleships over to them a loophole in the treaty, as they feared the hulls being later ''converted back'' into battlecruisers. This lead to setting a tonnage limit for carriers to 20,000 ton operational limit, double the limit for cruisers under the Washington Arms treaty. This of course showed that the politicians did not understand the engineering differences between an aircraft carrier and a fighting ship. In most cases<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>once a ship had been finished as an aircraft carrier<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>so many changes had been made to the ship interior spaces that it would be physically impractical to convert <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">it back </ins>into a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">gunship </ins>again. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The design tried to retain the same aircraft compliment, deck size and operating range of the ''Yorktown''-class with a much lower displacement (19,116 long tons fully loaded). This meant that the design was lacking key features, such as a central elevator (replaced by a gantry crane, which was useless in all but calm seas) and one less steam boiler. It also lacked much of the ''Yorktown''-class's internal compartmentalization and had very little armor plating. Its lower tonnage did end up giving it a max speed of 29.5 Knots at least making it capable of operating with the other ''Yorktown''-class carriers on at least an operational level without slowing them down too much. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The design tried to retain the same aircraft compliment, deck size and operating range of the ''Yorktown''-class with a much lower displacement (19,116 long tons fully loaded). This meant that the design was lacking key features, such as a central elevator (replaced by a gantry crane, which was useless in all but calm seas) and one less steam boiler. It also lacked much of the ''Yorktown''-class's internal compartmentalization and had very little armor plating. Its lower tonnage did end up giving it a max speed of 29.5 Knots at least making it capable of operating with the other ''Yorktown''-class carriers on at least an operational level without slowing them down too much. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The ''Wasp''-Class is a ''Yorktown''-class vessel that was finished as a smaller design due to new treaty restrictions with limited success. The treaty was the London Arms Treaty (1930). Part of the reason for the new restrictions was the politicians of various Washington Arms signatories not seeing aircraft carriers as viable warships but the converting of battlecruisers and battleships over to them a loophole in the treaty, as they feared the hulls being later ''converted back'' into battlecruisers. This lead to setting a tonnage limit for carriers to 20,000 ton operational limit, double the limit for cruisers under the Washington Arms treaty.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The ''Wasp''-Class is a ''Yorktown''-class vessel that was finished as a smaller design due to new treaty restrictions with limited success. The treaty was the London Arms Treaty (1930). Part of the reason for the new restrictions was the politicians of various Washington Arms signatories not seeing aircraft carriers as viable warships but the converting of battlecruisers and battleships over to them a loophole in the treaty, as they feared the hulls being later ''converted back'' into battlecruisers. This lead to setting a tonnage limit for carriers to 20,000 ton operational limit, double the limit for cruisers under the Washington Arms treaty. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> This of course showed that the politicians did not understand the engineering differences between an aircraft carrier and a fighting ship. In most cases once a ship had been finished as an aircraft carrier so many changes had been made to the ship interior spaces that it would be physically impractical to convert an aircraft carrier into a fighting ship again. </ins></div></td></tr>
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