USS Yorktown and Ravenel Bridge - View to the USS Yorktown, along with USS Laffey, anchored at Point Pleasant, South Carolina, near Charleston. In the
USS Yorktown and Ravenel Bridge - View to the USS Yorktown, along with USS Laffey, anchored at Point Pleasant, South Carolina, near Charleston. In the background is the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge. The USS Yorktown (CV/CVA/CVS-10) is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. She is named after the Battle of Yorktown of the American Revolutionary War. Also seen is the USS Laffey (DD-724), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Bartlett Laffey. Seaman Laffey was awarded the Medal of Honor for his stand against Confederate forces on 5 March 1864. The USS Laffey ship earned the nickname "The Ship That Would Not Die" for her exploits during the D-Day invasion and the battle of Okinawa when she successfully withstood a determined assault by conventional bombers and the most unrelenting kamikaze air attacks in history. This image is also available in color as well as in a black and white version. To view additional images please visit Thank You, Susan Candelario
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