USS Yorktown CV-5....

[GrauGeist]

I am surprised that the USN never gave the name Concord to anything larger than a cruiser.

Concord was one of the first battles of the Revolution.

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff!

 

[Lucky13]

View: https://youtu.be/HhvPEejiNlc?is=VYTQlHrMcQTNZWSf

 

[GrauGeist]

 

[R Leonard]

Cruisers were named for state capitals . . . Concord, New Hampshire.

 

[GrauGeist]

Cruisers were named for state capitals . . . Concord, New Hampshire.

This is true, however, the Battle of Concord was immediately following the Battle of Lexington.