CVS-10 USS Yorktown

Namesake. Battle of Yorktown, a Revolutionary War battle from 28 Sep-19 Oct 1781, at Yorktown, VA.
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding, VA
Laid down. 1 Dec 1941
Launched. 21 Jan 1943
Commissioned. 15 Apr 1943
Decommissioned. 9 Jan 1947
Recommissioned. 2 Jan 1953
Decommissioned. 27 Jun 1970
Reclassified:
CVA-10, 1 Oct 1952
CVS-10, 1 Sept 1957
Stricken. 1 Jun 1973
Status. Museum ship at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant, SC
Class and type. Essex-class aircraft carrier
Displacement:
27,100 long tons (27,500 t) (standard)
36,380 long tons (36,960 t) (full load)
Length:
820 feet (249.9 m) (wl)
872 feet (265.8 m) (o/a)
Beam. 93 ft (28.3 m)
Draft. 34 ft 2 in (10.41 m)
Installed power. 8 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers 150,000 shp (110,000 kW)
Propulsion:
4 × geared steam turbines
4 × screw propellers
Speed. 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range. 14,100 nmi (26,100 km; 16,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement. 2,600 officers and enlisted men
Armament:
12 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns
32 × 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns
46 × 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns
Armor, Waterline belt: 2.5–4 in, Deck: 1.5 in, Hangar deck: 2.5 in, Bulkheads: 4 in
Aircraft carried. 90 aircraft