Looking for some info for Yorktown CV-5

[Skywalker Jin]

Just like the title described, I'm looking for some books for this gallant lady.
Most preferred: available ebook
Second preferred: available paperback
Specially preferred: veteran's word( crew,pilot and their children)
Thank you
Skywalker

 

[SaparotRob]

My favorite ship.

 

[Dana Bell]

Without a doubt: Cressman, Robert. The Gallant Ship. U.S.S. Yorktown (CV-5). Inscribed by a crewm | eBay

Cheers,


Dana

 

[R Leonard]

Dana's recommendation is Class A+++, a fine piece of work.

Going backwards in publication on the subject of USS Yorktown there are also a couple of oldies

• Rendezvous at Midway: USS Yorktown and the Japanese Carrier Fleet by Pat Frank and Joseph D. Harrington (1967)
• No Higher Honor - USS Yorktown at the Battle of Midway by Jeff Nesmith (1999)
• They Turned the War Around at Coral Sea and Midway by Stuart Ludlum (2000)

And you might want to look at

• No Right to Win: a Continuing Dialogue with Veterans of the Battle of Midway by Ronald W. Russell (2006) or visit Battle of Midway RoundTable

 

[mjfur]

https://catalog.archives.gov/search?page=1&q=cv-5

 

[R Leonard]

And there's this, too

https://maritime.org/doc/plans/cv5.pdf

And here's a little tidbit might be of passing interest (I have the original document)

 

[Skywalker Jin]

And there's this, too

https://maritime.org/doc/plans/cv5.pdf

And here's a little tidbit might be of passing interest (I have the original document)

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Wow！Interested if there was more related data
I know that your father was one of VF-3,did he tell you something interesting about this lady?
Thank you

 

[Skywalker Jin]

Thanks guys
All of them were added into my amazon basket

 

[Skywalker Jin]

https://catalog.archives.gov/search?page=1&q=cv-5

Thank you but I couldn't visit this site,could you send a screenshot to describe what was it?

 

[YavorD]

And there's this, too

https://maritime.org/doc/plans/cv5.pdf

And here's a little tidbit might be of passing interest (I have the original document)

View attachment 864455

Great documents, both! Thanks!
CV 5 USS Yorktown Booklet of General Plans, January 30, 1939 (corrected as built February 1940)

 

[Lucky13]

There's always a time and a place for USS Yorktown CV-5!

 

[Lucky13]

Not a book, but I'm happy that I found this!

 

[fubar57]

Last year went through every issue during the war years. Very interesting on what was reported and what we know now

 

[MIflyer]

USS Yorktown CV-5 Booklet of General Plans

USA - CV-5 USS Yorktown Booklet of General Plans (1938) : Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

USA - CV-5 USS YorktownFleet CarrierYorktown Classpennant: CV-5official nr: design: Yorktownyard nr: 359yard: Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News,...

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USS Yorktown CV General Arrangement

USA - CV-5 USS Yorktown General Arrangement (1933) : Bureau of Construction & Repair, Navy Department, Washington DC : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

USA - CV-5 USS YorktownFleet CarrierYorktown Classpennant: CV-5official nr: design: Yorktownyard nr: 359yard: Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News,...

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USN Doctor aboard the USS Yorktown at Midway:

The Battle Of Midway – A Navy Doc’s Journey Of Survival : U.S. Navy. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

By Capt. Joseph Page Pollard, interview conducted by Mr. Jan K. Herman, historian, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.In June 1942, (then Lt.) Pollard...

archive.org

 

[Skywalker Jin]

There's always a time and a place for USS Yorktown CV-5!

Seems that there is another Yorktown lover just like me

 

[Lucky13]

Seems that there is another Yorktown lover just like me

You could say that I've got a soft for the Yorktown (and CV-10)....

 

[Skywalker Jin]

Dana's recommendation is Class A+++, a fine piece of work.

Going backwards in publication on the subject of USS Yorktown there are also a couple of oldies

• Rendezvous at Midway: USS Yorktown and the Japanese Carrier Fleet by Pat Frank and Joseph D. Harrington (1967)
• No Higher Honor - USS Yorktown at the Battle of Midway by Jeff Nesmith (1999)
• They Turned the War Around at Coral Sea and Midway by Stuart Ludlum (2000)

And you might want to look at

• No Right to Win: a Continuing Dialogue with Veterans of the Battle of Midway by Ronald W. Russell (2006) or visit Battle of Midway RoundTable

It was said that Yorktown had a nickname called "Waltzing Matilda", why did the sailor call her this name? Curious about it.

 

[R Leonard]

Never heard that one. Closest Yorktown ever got to Australia was in the northern reaches of the Coral Sea.

 

[Skywalker Jin]

Never heard that one. Closest Yorktown ever got to Australia was in the northern reaches of the Coral Sea.

I see. So did she had any nicknames?

 

[Lucky13]