The USS Yorktown wreck is protected and managed by the Naval History and Heritage Command, NOAA said. It serves as a resting place for hundreds of servicemen who were aboard the ship when it sank.

Researchers found a 1940s car in the hangar deck of the USS 'Yorktown' while exploring the wreckage of the World War II aircraft carrier, which was sunk by a Japanese submarine in World War II in ...

A crew exploring the USS Yorktown at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean came across the unexpected sight of a Ford automobile in the ship's hangar.

Long languishing in the dark depths of the Pacific Ocean, the sunken aircraft carrier USS Yorktown has held secrets for 83 years.

The USS Yorktown retrieved two Enterprise aircraft that were damaged in an attack on the Japanese carrier Kaga, according to the agency, citing records.

A remote underwater camera made an odd discovery within the wreck of an aircraft carrier: a fully intact car. The wreck in question was the USS Yorktown—a WWII vessel that sank in the aftermath ...

Eighty-three years after sinking during the Battle of Midway, the USS Yorktown is still revealing secrets.

Local student musicians perform Taps on the USS Yorktown deck at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant to honor fallen service members on Memorial Day.

NOAA needs help identifying car found in WWII shipwreck No one knows how or why the vehicle made it onto the USS Yorktown. By Andrew Paul Published Apr 21, 2025 11:40 AM EDT ...

Using a remotely operated underwater vehicle, researchers discovered an automobile in one of the USS Yorktown's hangars. The car might have been used by one of the aircraft carrier's high-ranking ...

Elaborate mural on hangar wall of USS Yorktown aircraft carrier remains intact after 83 years on seafloor, NOAA Ocean Exploration discovers. A camera was sent inside the wreck, ...

NOAA Ocean Exploration sent a remotely operated camera inside the shipwrecked USS Yorktown WWII aircraft carrier for the first time ever on Saturday and were baffled to find the well-preserved ...