A crew exploring the USS Yorktown at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean came across the unexpected sight of a Ford automobile in ...

USS Yorktown (CV-5)—an aircraft carrier commissioned in September 1937 and sunk in October 1942—was equipped with 24 Oerlikon ...

Oceanographers were startled to discover the car inside the wreck of the U.S.S. Yorktown, which participated in the Battle of Midway and is now on the ocean floor.

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The car's license plate partially reads "SHIP SERVICE __ NAVY," adding to the mystery of its presence on the vessel. Notably, the USS Yorktown, a key player in World War II, sank after the Battle ...

One is that it might have been Rear Admiral Frank Fletcher's flag car as the Yorktown served as his flagship during World War II. Another is that it could have been brought aboard for repairs ...