USS Yorktown (CV 5) is hit by a torpedo on 4 June 1942, illustrating Second World War

USS Yorktown (CV-5) is hit on the port side, amidships, by a Japanese Type 91 aerial torpedo during the mid-afternoon attack by planes from the carrier Hiryu , in the Battle of Midway , on 4 June , 1942 . Yorktown is heeling to port and is seen at a different aspect than in other views taken by USS Pensacola (CA-24), indicating that this is the second of the USN, photographed from USS Pensacola (CA-24). Public domain.

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Second World War: Causes, Evidence and Debate

Connect causes, consequences and historical interpretation across the essential Second World War guide.

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