... class, Yorktown and Enterprise, were commissioned in 1937 and 1938 respectively. The third ship of the class, Hornet, did not enter service until 1941. When the Washington Naval Treaty expired, and additional carrier construction was ...
Guadalcanal 1942–43: America's first victory on the road to Tokyo
... three Japanese 37mm antitank guns and a 75mm field gun , in addition to two American aircraft . Proceeding west to the Matanikau you can still find two of the Japanese tanks destroyed in the attack on October 23. They are observable ...
Super-Battleships of World War II: Montana-class, Lion-class, H-class, A-150 and Sovetsky Soyuz-class
... descent . The more perpendicular they strike the ship's horizontal armor , the greater their penetrative powers . A ... armored citadel was protected at each end by armored bulkheads . Horizontal protection against long - range plunging ...
The Philippine Sea 1944: The last great carrier battle
... Vice Admiral Kurita in heavy cruiser Atago Carrier Division 3 embarking Air Group 653 Chitose Fighter Unit Fighter-bomber Unit 6 A6M5 15 A6M2 Attack Unit 3 B6N1 (Pathfinder), 6 B5N2 Kate (Search) Seventh Fleet Submarines Rear Admiral ...
... class. The first two ships of the class, Yorktown and Enterprise, were commissioned in 1937 and 1938 respectively. The third ship of the class, Hornet, did not enter service until 1941. When the Washington Treaty expired, and additional ...
... Yorktown class The three ships of the Yorktown class were the first truly modern US Navy fleet carriers and proved so successful they formed the basis for the even more successful Essex design. Generally an improved Ranger design, these ...
Pacific Carrier War: Carrier Combat from Pearl Harbor to Okinawa
... Yorktown class , which comprised three ships - Yorktown , Enterprise , and Hornet . The design was developed with the benefit of fleet experience from the ships already in service . The Yorktown class was very successful and formed the ...
... Yorktown class was the first class of modern US carriers and the first designed with the benefit of fleet experience . The basic design proved so worthy that it provided the basis for the even more successful Essex class . The three ...
... Yorktown classes to oppose the advancing IJN . Fortunately , none of the Pacific Fleet's carriers were present in Pearl Harbor on the day of the attack , but shortly thereafter on January 11 , 1942 , Lexington - class carrier Saratoga ...
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