Name/Title
USS Yorktown (CVA-10) at SeaDescription
Photograph of the USS Yorktown at sea, taken from an aerial view. Several Grumman F9F panthers sit on the flight deck.Context
The USS Yorktown would be decommissioned on January 2, 1947. She would be refitted and then recommissioned on January 2, 1953. Soon after this the Yorktown would be reclassified as an attack aircraft carrier and would be redesignated as CVA-10.Collection
Dwight Long Collection, USS Yorktown CV-10Acquisition
Accession
2013.00022Source or Donor
Dwight Stanley LongAcquisition Method
GiftInscription/Signature/Marks
Location
Back of photographTranscription
Aerial view of USS Yorktown (CVA-10) Port Quarter at sea.Update Date
October 9, 2024