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It was burned to the waterline on April 20, 1860, by the retreating Union forces when they left the Norfolk shipyard. The Confederates later raised the remains and used them as the base to build an ironclad ship.
The Confederate ironclad was renamed CSS Virginia. After sinking two Union ships, it withdrew from the harbor after its inconclusive battle with the USS Monitor at the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862. Its weight and low freeboard meant that the ship could not fight the Union blockade far at sea. After attempting unsuccessfully to engage Monitor and other Union ships, the Virginia was trapped in the harbor when Norfolk was overrun by the Union army two months later. Unable to escape, it was set afire and abandoned by the crew on May 10, 1862, and blew up the following morning.
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∙ 10y agoThe warship formerly known as the USS Merrimack was burned by Union forces when they evacuated Norfolk Virginia. Later Southern forces resurrected it and called it the CSS Virginia. It was fitted up as an ironclad. When the Confederates abandoned Norfolk, they destroyed the CSS Virginia.
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∙ 11y agoThe USS Yorktown (CV-5) was sunk at the Battle of Midway (June 1942). A new USS Yorktown (CV-10) was comissioned in April 1943 and still exists. It is currently docked in Charleston SC and functions as a museum.
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Where is the carrier Yorktown located?
The USS Yorktown is in Charleston SC.
Where can you find a crew list of the CV-5 Yorktown when she went down?
See Website: USS Yorktown See Website: WW2 See Website: Battle of Midway (USS Yorktown sunk)
What was the name of the US carrier sunk at Midway?
USS Yorktown.
Where can you find crew list of USS Yorktown for 1968?
walter r crites
Name of any famous aircraft carrier?
USS Enterprise, USS Lexington, USS Saratoga, HMS Ark Royal, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, USS Hornet, USS Yorktown, USS Essex, USS Nimitz,USS Ronald Reagan, and many others.
When was the first USS Yorktown aircraft launched?
The first USS Yorktown aircraft was launched in 1956 in Yorktown, England and was the launch that started the flight program for that city at that time.
Where is the carrier Yorktown located?
The USS Yorktown is in Charleston SC.
Where can you find a crew list of the CV-5 Yorktown when she went down?
See Website: USS Yorktown See Website: WW2 See Website: Battle of Midway (USS Yorktown sunk)
Where is the USS Yorktown CVS 10?
The USS Yorktown (Formally CV-10) is at Patriots Point Marine Museum on Charlestown, SC harbor (Mt.Pleasent, SC).
What was the name of the US carrier sunk at Midway?
USS Yorktown.
What are the release dates for Hero Ships - 2008 USS Yorktown 1-13?
Hero Ships - 2008 USS Yorktown 1-13 was released on: USA: 8 June 2008
Where is the Uss Yorktown Cv 10 Association in Mount Pleasant South Carolina located?
The address of the Uss Yorktown Cv 10 Association is: , Mount Pleasant, SC 29465-1021
What were the names of the US aircraft carriers involved in World War?
To name a few: USS Bismarck Sea USS Lexington USS Yorktown USS Hornet USS Wasp USS Princeton USS Gambier Bay USS St. Lo USS Liscome Bay
Name two American aircraft carriers that fought in the Battle of Midway through the war?
USS yorktown,USS Enterprise
What was the name of the US ship that was sunk during the Battle of Midway?
Fleet carrier USS Yorktown and destroyer USS Hammann.
How many ships did the Americans lose in the Battle of Midway?
Two: Fleet Carrier USS Yorktown and destroyer USS Hammen
I would like info on aircraft carriers in the battle at guadacanal in 1942?
Probably the Yorktown class: USS Yorktown, USS Hornet, USS Enterprise, and the single USS Wasp. USS Lexington had already been sunk prior to the Guadalcanal campaign. And the Light & Escort carriers hadn't arrived on station yet. USS Ranger was kept in the Atlantic, considered too vulnerable for Pacific work.
